C Duncan, Wolf Alice among Mercury Prize nominees
The nominations for the 2015 Mercury Prize have been announced, with Glasgow songwriter C Duncan among the 12 nominees
C Duncan, a multi-instrumentalist trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, played all of the instruments on his self-recorded debut LP Architect, released on Fat Cat earlier this year.
Describing the process behind the album to The Skinny earlier this year, Duncan said: "It was me just using whatever stuff I had in my bedroom.
"All my spare time I just spent doing that; I had real highs and lows, because obviously I was kind of isolated for a year."
Also on the shortlist for this year’s award are London-based rapper Ghostpoet’s new album Shedding Skin, Wolf Alice's debut LP My Love Is Cool, and In Colour by Jamie xx. Read our interview with Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell, on the band's live show and their expectations for the record ahead of its release.
Last year's Mercury Prize was won by Edinburgh trio Young Fathers for their full-length debut LP Dead.
The winner of the Mercury Prize 2015 will be announced on Friday 20 Nov.
Mercury Prize nominees in full:
Aphex Twin – Syro
Benjamin Clementine – At Least For Now
Gaz Coombes – Matador
C Duncan – Architect
Eska – Eska
Florence + The Machine – How Big How Blue How Beautiful
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Jamie xx – In Colour
Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys
Slaves – Are You Satisfied
Soak – Before We Forgot How To Dream
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool