FKA twigs, Sam Fender, Pulp and Wolf Alice are among the many nominees set to carry out on the 2025 Mercury Prize.
FKA twigs’ EUSEXUA is among the many 12 albums shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize
For the primary time within the prestigious music ceremony’s historical past, the bash will happen in Newcastle.
The occasion will even see Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy, Pa Salieu, and Pulp take to the stage at Utilita Enviornment on October 16.
The 12 shortlisted albums embody CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY, Fender’s Individuals Watching and Fontaines D.C.’s Romance, twigs’ EUSEXUA, PinkPantheress’ Fancy That, Pulp’s Extra, and Salieu’s Afrikan Alien.
Wolf Alice acquired their third nomination of their profession for The Clearing, having gained the 2018 Mercury Prize with Visions Of A Life and being nominated for 2021’s Blue Weekend.
Alon’s In Limerence, Webb’s Hamstrings and Hurricanes, Carthy’s Rework Me Then Into A Fish, and Thackray’s Weirdo full the checklist.
In addition to the primary ceremony, the Mercury Prize Newcastle Fringe – which guarantees to rejoice the “North East’s phenomenal music scene” and see “iconic venues alive like by no means earlier than” – will happen between Thursday October 9 and Wednesday October 15.
The 2024 ceremony was held at London’s legendary Abbey Street Studios, the place English Instructor’s acclaimed debut album This May Be Texas was topped the winner.
English Instructor’s Lily Fontaine will be a part of the Artwork of the Album Day panel on October 15, as a part of the Mercury Fringe, and can seem as a visitor on a dwell recording of The File Membership podcast.
