*Exclusive* Hyundai Mercury Prize nominated artists give insight to their favourite albums
*Exclusive* Hyundai Mercury Prize nominated artists give insight to their favourite albums
The Hyundai Mercury Prize promotes the best of UK music and the artists who produce it. This is done through the celebration of the 12 ‘Albums of the Year’, recognising artistic achievement across a range of contemporary music genres.
It is the music equivalent to the Booker Prize for literature and the Turner Prize for art.
The main objectives of the Prize are to recognise and celebrate artistic achievement, provide a snapshot of the year in music and to help introduce new albums from a range of music genres to a wider audience.
National Album Day was lucky enough to chat to some of this year's shortlisted artists about their favourite albums, the albums that influenced them and the albums that they #DontSkip.
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The Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019 takes place on Thursday 19th September at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. It will be broadcast on BBC Four from 9pm.
Anna Calvi - The Hunter
Chose the album 'Aladdin Sane' by David Bowie
Dave - Psychodrama
Chose the album Born To Die by Lana Del Rey
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 1
Chose the albums Music Has the Right to Children - Boards of Canada
and Kid A - Radiohead
Fontaines DC - Dogrel
Chose the album Depression Cherry by Beach House
IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
Chose the album Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
Little Simz - GREY Area
Chose the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Seed Ensemble - Driftglass
Chose the album Blues In Orbit by Duke Ellington
Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
Chose the album Dummy by Portishead