| Mercury Music Award 18:51 - Sep 24 with 2706 views | markrtid |
I’m not a betting man but if I were, I would have put a fiver on Michael Kiwanuka but I fear ‘Diversity’ will muddy the waters again.
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| Mercury Music Award on 19:34 - Sep 24 with 2649 views | DWQPR |
You judged well. He’s best mates with my daughter’s ex. Never met him myself but evidently he is a real decent guy. |  |
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| Mercury Music Award on 19:41 - Sep 24 with 2638 views | BrianMcCarthy |
They'll have to give it to Laura Marling at some stage, the poor waif. |  |
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| Mercury Music Award on 19:51 - Sep 24 with 2611 views | markrtid |
| Mercury Music Award on 19:41 - Sep 24 by BrianMcCarthy |
They'll have to give it to Laura Marling at some stage, the poor waif. |
Maybe next year mate . Always the bridesmaid but never the bride etc.
I have to say, I'm really happy with that. I was starting to think that the Mercury Prize was disappearing up it's own ar$e.
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| Mercury Music Award on 20:28 - Sep 24 with 2575 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Mercury Music Award on 19:51 - Sep 24 by markrtid |
Maybe next year mate . Always the bridesmaid but never the bride etc.
I have to say, I'm really happy with that. I was starting to think that the Mercury Prize was disappearing up it's own ar$e.
Peace |
I don't mind him actually. My favourite album was Porridge Radio.
The Marling comment was tongue-in-cheek. She's a darling of theirs despite being fairly MOR in my humble opinion. | |
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| Mercury Music Award on 20:59 - Sep 24 with 2534 views | markrtid |
| Mercury Music Award on 20:28 - Sep 24 by BrianMcCarthy |
I don't mind him actually. My favourite album was Porridge Radio.
The Marling comment was tongue-in-cheek. She's a darling of theirs despite being fairly MOR in my humble opinion. |
I get what you are saying.
I thought that maybe Porridge Radio might be up there as they cross all the boxes. Not for me though. I will listen with a stronger ear now though.
Laura has been a darling of BBC Radio6 for ages now. 'Song For Our Daughter' is maybe her most accomplished singe piece of work.
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| Mercury Music Award on 22:11 - Sep 24 with 2446 views | Hunterhoop |
Hugely underated artist is Kiwanuka! Never understood why. [Post edited 25 Sep 2020 8:14]
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| Mercury Music Award on 23:15 - Sep 24 with 2380 views | rsonist |
It was pretty well reviewed, always seemed a safe pick.
SAULT woz robbed - twice. |  | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 23:17 - Sep 24 with 2379 views | markrtid |
| Mercury Music Award on 22:11 - Sep 24 by Hunterhoop |
Hugely underated artist is Kiwanuka! Never understood why. [Post edited 25 Sep 2020 8:14]
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| Mercury Music Award on 05:03 - Sep 25 with 2304 views | westberksr |
delighted with that result; been following him since his debut.
all 3 albums to date have been mercury nominated and all 3 have had excellent reviews across the board.
also excellent live and as mentioned comes across as a thoroughly decent bloke too. |  | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 10:14 - Sep 25 with 2199 views | robith |
Not a betting man, but you'd pick the even money favourite? Brave call man.
Kiwanuka is a boss, so good to see him win. Thought the shortlist was pretty interesting this year, slightly baffled by the OP's ""diversity"" comment. The album that really blew me away though having never heard them before was Lanterns on the Lake - very impressive. |  | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 10:15 - Sep 25 with 2198 views | robith |
| Mercury Music Award on 23:15 - Sep 24 by rsonist |
It was pretty well reviewed, always seemed a safe pick.
SAULT woz robbed - twice. |
Those LPs are bloody cracking aren't they | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 23:02 - Sep 25 with 2047 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Mercury Music Award on 22:11 - Sep 24 by Hunterhoop |
Hugely underated artist is Kiwanuka! Never understood why. [Post edited 25 Sep 2020 8:14]
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Yeah I know what you mean. To be honest I've always been a little underwhelmed by his music. I've never really put much thought into why that is until today.
When I find a musician/artist I like I want to know where they're from, where they've come from, what's their story. I don't get that with Michael Kiwanuka. There's nothing there that grabs me. Not yet anyway. |  |
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| Mercury Music Award on 23:09 - Sep 25 with 2034 views | Toast_R |
Michael Kiwanuka very good artist although I wasnt all that struck on his latest album. His song Bones from his debut album is one of my fsvourite songs, my wife and I had it as as our wedding first dance. |  | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 07:45 - Sep 26 with 1966 views | Paddyhoops |
He was on "later with jools Holland" last night.
Comes across really well and fair play what a voice.
Great clip of former winners ,Pulp on one of the old shows as well. | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 08:25 - Sep 26 with 1944 views | rsonist |
| Mercury Music Award on 23:02 - Sep 25 by CliveWilsonSaid |
Yeah I know what you mean. To be honest I've always been a little underwhelmed by his music. I've never really put much thought into why that is until today.
When I find a musician/artist I like I want to know where they're from, where they've come from, what's their story. I don't get that with Michael Kiwanuka. There's nothing there that grabs me. Not yet anyway. |
Yeah, same. Funny that Jools Holland has been mentioned as it's almost like there's artists like Kiwanuka that feel like they only exist in a Jools-Mercury bubble (maybe a dash of 6music in there too). | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 08:38 - Sep 26 with 1935 views | rsonist |
| Mercury Music Award on 10:15 - Sep 25 by robith |
Those LPs are bloody cracking aren't they |
So good. To be honest I find them a little bit terrifying how these young persons have just absorbed so much music so totally, and managed to recreate them while avoiding any sense of pastiche or dress-up.
You can see the joins way more obviously but did you hear the Jessie Ware album too? Would also given that a nod. | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 09:07 - Sep 26 with 1917 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Mercury Music Award on 07:45 - Sep 26 by Paddyhoops |
He was on "later with jools Holland" last night.
Comes across really well and fair play what a voice.
Great clip of former winners ,Pulp on one of the old shows as well. |
I saw the last 5-10 mins of that too. He seems very nice, very normal. Too normal almost.
Jools - 'What are you going to do when you finish this interview'
Michael - 'I might go out for a pale ale'
Hmmm
Then there's his styling... What he needs is an arm round the waist and a trip down to the tailors with our Ilias!
Decent performance at the end to be fair. | |
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| Mercury Music Award on 12:22 - Sep 26 with 1868 views | Hunterhoop |
| Mercury Music Award on 09:07 - Sep 26 by CliveWilsonSaid |
I saw the last 5-10 mins of that too. He seems very nice, very normal. Too normal almost.
Jools - 'What are you going to do when you finish this interview'
Michael - 'I might go out for a pale ale'
Hmmm
Then there's his styling... What he needs is an arm round the waist and a trip down to the tailors with our Ilias!
Decent performance at the end to be fair. |
Yeah, you make some good points. He’s so down to earth you could say he doesn’t have that unique attention grabbing star quality about him that draws people in. But I thought he came across so well yesterday on that show. The bloke has released 3 albums, the first in 2012, all Mercury nominated, one winning. Always gets positive reviews but you (well, I speak for myself here) never here his stuff on the radio. His music is used on TV and film, and a lot of people recognise and like Cold Little Heart from his second album, but I bet 95% wouldn’t he was the artist.
I fell into his stuff when I heard Tell Me a Tale and loved it, but I’d suggest he hasn’t quite had the mainstream hit(s) that the likes of Gregory Porter or Rag N Bone man have had. And with his voice and song writing ability, I think that can be the only thing holding him back from becoming huge. If he can come up with a few huge hits without compromising the flow and feeling of his albums, he’ll deserve super stardom. | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 13:46 - Sep 26 with 1825 views | Paddyhoops |
| Mercury Music Award on 08:25 - Sep 26 by rsonist |
Yeah, same. Funny that Jools Holland has been mentioned as it's almost like there's artists like Kiwanuka that feel like they only exist in a Jools-Mercury bubble (maybe a dash of 6music in there too). |
Holland and later is a bit of an exclusive club. Same tired old faces on it. You can predict whos going to show up on hootenanny every year.
My favourite band from the late seventies and early eighties. Simple minds have never appeared on it.
6 UK no 1 albums, Including a US number 1. In fairness musically they had lost it by the time that happened but odd they've never been asked to appear on the show. | | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 14:15 - Sep 26 with 1804 views | HantsR |
Mrs Hants told me yesterday that he lives next door to one of her choir friends in Southampton. |  | | |
| Mercury Music Award on 14:27 - Sep 26 with 1790 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| Mercury Music Award on 14:15 - Sep 26 by HantsR |
Mrs Hants told me yesterday that he lives next door to one of her choir friends in Southampton. |
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| Mercury Music Award on 18:43 - Sep 26 with 1725 views | baz_qpr |
Brilliant album this, got it when it came out a real touch of Marvin Gaye about it. Was supposed to be seeing him at Ally Pally in November but postponed for obvious reasons. |  | | |
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