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Time to put our pretend money where our ever-so-real mouths are: DiS is picking our individual favourites for tonight's Mercury Prize, and leaving them here so we can see who's right. And, more importantly, who is wrong and has to buy the biscuits tomorrow.
The nominees for the £20k prize, in case you need reminding:
The Young Knives Voices Of Animals And Men
Jamie T Panic Prevention
Bat For Lashes (pictured) Fur And Gold
Klaxons Myths Of The Near Future
The View Hats Off To The Buskers
Amy Winehouse Back To Black
Basquiat Strings Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford
Dizzee Rascal Maths + English
New Young Pony Club Fantastic Playroom
Maps We Can Create
Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare
Fionn ReganThe End Of History
And the DiS picks...
Mike Diver: Bat For Lashes
Samuel Strang: Klaxons
Alex Denney: Bat For Lashes
Him Tall: The Young Knives
Kevin Kharas: Klaxons
Dan Wale: Jamie T
Raziq Rauf: Bat For Lashes
Tom Milway: Bat For Lashes
Gareth Dobson: Bat For Lashes
Guest pick, Kevin Drew (on the phone, just now): Fionn Regan (although he didn't know t'other nominees)
Well, that's that, then: Bat For Lashes to win. Who do you think will win, though? Please comment accordingly below, and come back here after the ceremony to see if anyone's on the money...
