 LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - The 12-strong shortlist for the 19th annual Mercury Prize announced today. The 12 albums by UK and Ireland artists will be spotlit by an award, debuted in 1992, that remains famously unpredictable and influential. Based on the views of musicians, hacks, producers and sundry other insiders, it panders neither to sales figures nor genre specifics. The nominees, picked from albums released up to 30 June, can often - but are not guarnteed to - enjoy a sizeable sales boost. The overall winner of the 2010 Prize will be decided and announced at an awards show on Tuesday September 7. The Mercury albums of 2010 are: Biffy Clyro \ Only Revolutions Corinne Bailey Rae \ The Sea Dizzee Rascal \ Tongue N' Cheek Kit Downes Trio \ Golden Foals \ Total Life Forever I Am Kloot \ Sky At Night Laura Marling \ I Speak Because I Can Mumford And Sons \ Sigh No More Paul Weller \ Wake Up The Nation Villagers \ Becoming A Jackal Wild Beasts \ Two Dancers The xx \ xx
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