The final ten has been announced for the Shortlist – the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize. Judges had previously published a very long list of the 75 albums they rated in the last twelve months, but now it’s down to ten:
Aphex Twin – Drukqs (Warp)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (XL)
Bjork - Vespertine (One Little Indian)
Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (Arista)
DJ Shadow - The Private Press (Mecury)
Doves - The Last Broadcast (EMI)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warners)
The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious (Burning Hearts)
NERD - In Search Of... (Virgin)
Zero 7 - Simple Things (Palm Pictures)
The winner will be selected at an Oct 29 awards ceremony and concert at Los Angeles' Knitting Factory. More at www.shortlistofmusic.com