Mercury Music Prize 2007 shortlists

*sigh* I am not going to comment on the rationality of the organisers nominating the Arctic Monkeys again.

Here is this year's Mercury Prize shortlists:

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Basquiat Strings featuring Seb Rochford - Basquiat Strings
Bat for Lashes - Fur & Gold
Dizzee Rascal - Maths & English
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
Maps - We Can Create
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
Fionn Regan - The End of History
The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men

William Hill odds:

Arctic Monkeys 4/1
Amy Winehouse 4/1
The View 8/1
Klaxons 8/1
Jamie T 8/1
Dizzee Rascal 8/1
The Young Knives 10/1
Fionn Regan 10/1
Bat For Lashes 10/1
New Young Pony Club 12/1
Maps 12/1
Basquiat Strings 12/1

via Guardian music blog