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Alt-J favourites for Mercury Music Prize 2012

Tim Ingham
Alt-J favourites for Mercury Music Prize 2012

Alt-J's An Awesome Wave has been named the clear favourite to win the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize.

The Infectious-signed band's album is currently 6/4 at the bookies, ahead of efforts from Richard Hawley, Django Django, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Florence & The Machine - all on 10/1.

Hot Chip, Emeli Sande and The Maccabees are all currently offer respectable 14/1 odds, followed by Rumer, Coldplay, Rustie, Jessie Ware, Bombay Bicycle Club and Kate Bush on 20/1.

You can see PAddy Power's current full list of odds below.

The Barclaycard Mercury Prize will take place on November 1 at London's Roundhouse, with nominations announced on September 12.


Alt-J (An Awesome Wave) 6/4
Rustie (Glass Swords) 20/1
Spiritualized (Sweet Heart Sweet Light) 25/1
Richard Hawley (Standing At The Sky's Edge) 10/1
Jessie Ware (Devotion) 20/1
Graham Coxon (A+E) 33/1
Sweet Billy Pilgrim (Crown and Treaty) 10/1
Bombay Bicycle Club (A Different Kind Of Fix) 20/1
Dry the River (Shallow Bed) 33/1
Florence & The Machine (Ceremonials) 10/1
Kate Bush (50 Words For Snow) 20/1
Tindersticks (The Something Rain) 40/1
Django Django (Django Django) 10/1
Lianne La Havas (Is Your Love Big Enough) 25/1
Labrinth (Electronic Earth) 50/1
Hot Chip (In Our Heads) 14/1
June Tabor & Oysterband (Ragged Kingdom) 25/1
Neneh Cherry & The Thing (The Cherry Thing) 50/1
Emeli Sand? (Our Version Of Events) 14/1
Kindness (World, You Need A Change Of Mind) 25/1
The 2 Bears (Be Strong) 50/1
The Maccabees (Given To The Wild) 14/1
Ed Sheeran (+) 25/1
Maverick Sabre (Lonely Are The Brave) 50/1
Portico Quartet (Portico Quartet) 16/1
Pulled Apart By Horses (Tough Love) 25/1
Rizzle Kicks (Stereo Typical) 80/1
Rumer (Boys Don't Cry) 20/1
Orbital (Wonky) 25/1
Marina & The Diamonds (Electra Heart) 100/1
Coldplay (Mylo Xyloto) 20/1
Laura Marling (A Creature I Don't Know) 25/1
The Ting Tings (Songs From Nowheresville) 150/1
Michael Kiwanuka (Home Again) 20/1

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Tags: Alt-J, Mercury Music Prize, Mercury Prize

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