Florence + The Machine among nominees for 2015 Mercury Prize

Florence + The Machine among nominees for 2015 Mercury Prize

The 2015 Mercury Prize shortlist is here and Florence + the Machine, Wolf Alice and Aphex Twin are among this year's nominees. Jamie XX, Slaves, Ghostpoet, C Duncan and ESKA are also up for the prestigious gong.

The shortlist for the prestigious British album award was revealed today (October 16) and Florence + The Machine's "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" is a front-runner.

The winner of the award will be revealed at its ceremony on November 20.

The full list of nominees are as follows:

Aphex Twin – Syro
Benjamin Clementine – At Least for Now
Gaz Coombes – Matador
C Duncan – Architect
ESKA – Eska
Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Róisín Murphy – Hairless Toys
Slaves – Are You Satisfied?
SOAK – Before We Forgot How to Dream
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Jamie xx – In Colour