This year's shortlist of nominees for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, which celebrates excellent UK albums, has been announced. FADER Summer Music issue stars Disclosure, cover artist James Blake, GEN Fs Savages and Laura Mvula, FADER mix alumni Rudimental, FADER FORT performer Jake Bugg and Staff Selects pick Laura Marling are all nominated, alongside David Bowie and Jon Hopkins. See the entire list below. The winner will be announced October 30th.
Arctic Monkeys, AM
David Bowie, The Next Day
Disclosure, Settle
Foals, Holy Fire
Jake Bugg, Jake Bugg
James Blake, Overgrown
Jon Hopkins, Immunity
Laura Marling, Once I Was an Eagle
Laura Mvula, Sing to the Moon
Rudimental, Home
Savages, Silence Yourself
Villagers, Awayland