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To those asking, we do adore the Veils and Nick Cave, and although New Zealand and Oz have British associations, they wouldn't be eligible for the Mercury, as it's based on the place of birth. Not sure either would be able to play football for England either, maybe not worth including them for the sake if comment box pedants...

Hookworms

MBV!

Absolutely These new Puritans. Album of the year. Steve Mason, Suede, Primal Scream, and Luke Haines would have been nice

Suede. Which I think was the only album that was released this year so the list is a bit mystifying.

Fossil Collective.

Hookworms, Steve Mason, Girls Names, Boards of Canada, The Asphodells

hookworms

Ginger Wildheart. For Hey! Hello!, which has already come out, or Mutation: Error 500, which is out on Ipacec in October (but has come out through Pledge Music already.

Hookworms, Neils Children, Girls Names, Foals.

Oliver Wilde. My album of the year: http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17743/reviews/4146633

Kayo Dot, for sure.

I've turned the longlist suggestions on here and the DiS music forum into a massive Spotify playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/seaninsound/playlist/4VSUQg9BYSnsYQEAVgyBQ1

Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam
Veronica Falls
The History of Apple Pie

And Girls Names

Definitely put the Girls Names album forward - really warm sound to it, murky but nicely pop as well. A bit Cure-ish I guess.

push the sky away, by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Regardless of whether anyone else mentions it, I'm most probably gonna stick the Darkstar record on the list as it really deserves more attention and is a delight.

Cult of dom Keller - s/t
Stunning piece of work.

Smart money's gotta be on Savages - it's a debut, it's a great album, plus an all female band playing dark punky stuff is sufficiently different to win. That's how the game works...

Haiku Salut

Public Service Broadcasting, Suede, Melt Yourself Down, Outfit.

Hookworms

King Krule. One of the best debut albums I've heard in ages.

Any 12 boring bullshit crap bands should do it, or all of the shite mentioned above, TOSS

Goldheart Assembly

Mercury list is insanely dull and uninspired yet again. How about Mogwai for a bloody change! :)

Boards of Canada...

Oliver Wilde.

Drenge. And not just because it's the only album I've reviewed for DiS this year. Not at all. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17798/reviews/4146758