Two former winners on Nationwide Mercury Prize shortlist

07/17/2007 2:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

Last year's winners Arctic Monkeys are on the shortlist for Britain's 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize, putting them in with a chance of being the first act to win it twice in a row.

The band won in 2006 for debut album Whatever People Say What I Am, That's What I'm Not. Their second LP Favourite Worst Nightmare was among the 11 albums announced today (July 17) at the Hospital venue in central London.

Another former winner, Dizzee Rascal, is also on the list of 11 albums. The star will be hoping Maths & English can repeat the success of Boy In Da Corner back in 2003.

Other nominees include debut albums from Klaxons, Maps, Jamie T, and the View.

At today's announcement The View duo Kyle Falconer and Pete Reilly played an acoustic version of their hit "Superstar Tradesman," while Fionn Regan performed "Good Or Be Gone."

The full list of nominations are as follows:

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

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