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Mercury Prize Winners - Elbow

Posted by Helen D on September 10, 2008 at 12:13am

Congratulations to Elbow on winning the Mercury Prize. If anyone had to beat Radiohead, I'm glad it was them. 'Seldom Seen Kid' is a truly special album. Those who don't know it in UK may have heard it in the background of the Olympic and Paralympics coverage - 'On A Day Like This'Guy Garvey, who has a radio show which is broadcast on Sunday evenings on BBC6Music, and the rest of the band have waited a long time to be honoured in this way. They have been well liked and respected by fans, many other bands and critics for many years. Their recent tour proved them to be increasingly popular in the mainstream.I was lucky enough to see them play a blinding set in Germany prior to Sigur Ros and then Radiohead, and will be seeing them in London later this year. This may be Guy Garvey's Finest Hour!Well Done Elbow.
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