James Blake is the Mercury Prize 2013 winner for his sophomore album “Overgrown.” A number of well-known names, including David Bowie for “The Next Day” and Arctic Monkeys for “AM” faced tough competition against newcomers such as Disclosure (“Settle”) and Jake Bugg (“Jake Bugg”).
The winner was announced Wednesday night in London. Unfortunately for Blake, at the ceremony he was accidentally In 2012, Alt-J won the Mercury Prize for their debut album, “An Awesome Wave.”
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See the full list of Mercury Prize 2013 nominees below:
Arctic Monkeys – AM
David Bowie – The Next Day
Disclosure – Settle
Foals – Holy Fire
Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg
James Blake – Overgrown
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
Laura Marling – Once I Was an Eagle
Laura Mvula – Sing to the Moon
Rudimental – Home
Savages – Silence Yourself
Villagers – Awayland
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