Mercury Prize Nominee Awesomeness

[arkany]

Alright, so I have a thing for the Mercury Prize.  I have a one stop shopping location if I'm in need of either cool music or inspiration.  They were the first award giving, chest beating collective to award Tricky(before he had to make a cover album and was an asshole to Tuffy's girl), Portishead (before they disappeared and reappeared with their

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[nanila]

I love that Burial album. It's been on my Favourites playlist since it came out.

How did I miss it??

[arkany]

I really don't know how it escaped my cultural landscape. I was digging the one song I heard of Portico.

PS - you ever heard of Rodrigo y Gabriela? It's a baseless hunch, but I think you'll like them.