The xx favourites to win the Mercury Music Prize
Villagers are the rank outsiders – which means loads of lovely lucre for us all when he wins!
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 20 Jul 2010
Ladbrokes have released the first book on the Mercury Music Prize, which has The xx as its hot 5/2 favourites.
With Villagers at an extremely generous 25/1, we’d definitely stick a few yo-yos on Conor J. O’Brien & Co. to emerge victorious on September 7.
The full list of runners and riders are:
The xx - xx 5/2
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers 4/1
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More 7/1
Foals - Total Life Forever 7/1
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can 7/1
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea 12/1
I Am Kloot - Sky At Night 12/1
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N' Cheek 14/1
Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation 16/1
Kit Downes Trio - Golden 20/1
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions 25/1
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal 25/1
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