Beating out favorites Amy Winehouse and Bat For Lashes, The Klaxons took home the Mercury Prize last night. Their album, Myths of the Near Future, won album of the year from an outstanding crop of 12 nominees. After accepting the prize and a 20,000 pound check, the band mentioned how the Arctic Monkeys inspired them to record a new album and band member Simon Taylor gave shout-outs to Amy Winehouse and Bat for Lashes.
The Mercury Prize was established in 1992 and has a reputation for awarding underdogs, rather than the favorites. History has proven that the award increases record sales, especially for smaller, less-established artists.
The 2007 nominees were:
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strings
Bat for Lashes - Fur and Gold
Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
Maps - We Can Create
The Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
Fionn Regan - The End of History
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men
The Mercury Prize was established in 1992 and has a reputation for awarding underdogs, rather than the favorites. History has proven that the award increases record sales, especially for smaller, less-established artists.
The 2007 nominees were:
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strings
Bat for Lashes - Fur and Gold
Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
Maps - We Can Create
The Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
Fionn Regan - The End of History
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men
Fresh from rehab (no pun intended), check out Amy Winehouse's comeback performance from last night's awards ceremony:
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