英国新晋另类乐团Alt-J(资料图)。
据外国媒体报道,英国当地时间8月24日,2012年英国水星奖(Mercury Prize)候选提名名单揭晓,而35张候选提名专辑当中,来自英国里兹的新晋另类乐团三角(Alt-J)、流行乐团佛罗伦萨和机器(Florence &The Machine)以及英国流行电子乐手Bright Light Bright Light最被看好拿下今年水星奖。
据爱尔兰著名博彩公司帕迪鲍尔(Paddy Power)给今年候选提名的35张专辑所开出的赔率中,Alt-J乐团的首张大碟《An Awesome Wave》最被看好,获奖赔率为4/6,Bright Light Bright Light的《Make Me Believe In Hope》以6/1的赔率紧随其后。至于英国摇滚乐队Sweet Billy Pilgrim的热门专辑《Crown and Treaty》和英国人气乐团Florence + the Machine的《Ceremonials》以及四人迷幻乐团Django Django 的同名处子作《Django Django》等专辑的赔率仅次于Alt-J和Bright Light Bright Light,均为12/1。
此外,今年有份当任伦敦奥运开闭幕式嘉宾的英国独立歌手艾梅丽-桑德(Emeli Sandé) 今年发布的全新专辑《Our Version Of Events》也以16/1的赔率名列前位。酷玩乐队(Coldplay)以及英国独立电子女歌手Jessie Ware以20/1的赔率位列第11位。而主办方将会在英国时间9月12日揭晓最后入围的12张提名大碟,其中当晚水星音乐奖颁奖礼则将于11月1日在伦敦举行,届时获得提名的全部音乐人会在颁奖礼上登台献唱。(编译/may)
Paddy Power博彩公司目前为35位候选提名者开出的赔率:
1、Alt-J (An Awesome Wave) 4/6
2、Bright Light Bright Light (Make Me Believe In Hope) 6/1
3、Sweet Billy Pilgrim (Crown and Treaty) 12/1
4、Florence + the Machine (Ceremonials) 12/1
5、Django Django (Django Django) 12/1
6、Richard Hawley (Standing At The Sky's Edge) 12/1
7、The Maccabees (Given To The Wild) 12/1
8、Emeli Sande (Our Version Of Events) 16/1
9、Portico Quartet (Portico Quartet) 16/1
10、Hot Chip (In Our Heads) 16/1
11、Coldplay (Mylo Xyloto) 20/1
12、Kate Bush (50 Words For Snow) 20/1
13、Michael Kiwanuka (Home Again) 20/1
14、Rumer (Boys Don't Cry) 20/1
15、Jessie Ware (Devotion) 20/1
16、Bombay Bicycle Club (A Different Kind Of Fix) 20/1
17、Rustie (Glass Swords) 20/1
18、Pulled Apart By Horses (Tough Love) 25/1
19、June Tabor &Oysterband (Ragged Kingdom) 25/1
20、Lianne La Havas (Is Your Love Big Enough) 25/1
21、Spiritualized (Sweet Heart Sweet Light) 25/1
22、Ed Sheeran (+) 25/1
23、Orbital (Wonky) 25/1
24、Kindness (World, You Need A Change Of Mind) 25/1
25、Laura Marling (A Creature I Don't Know) 25/1
26、Graham Coxon (A+E) 33/1
27、Dry the River (Shallow Bed) 33/1
28、Tindersticks (The Something Rain) 40/1
29、Neneh Cherry &The Thing (The Cherry Thing) 50/1
30、Labrinth (Electronic Earth) 50/1
31、The 2 Bears (Be Strong) 50/1
32、Maverick Sabre (Lonely Are The Brave) 50/1
33、Rizzle Kicks (Stereo Typical) 80/1
34、Marina and the Diamonds (Electra Heart) 100/1
35、The Ting Tings (Songs From Nowheresville) 150/1
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