Mercury Prize shortlist 2015 revealed

Image: Wolf Alice

The shortlist of 12 Albums of the Year was announced exclusively on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning by Lauren Laverne.

It was chosen from a longlist of over 290 albums and includes seven debut albums. Corinne Bailey Rae, NME Editor Greg Cochrane and Mistajam were amongst the judges for this year's selections.

This year will see the likes of Jamie XX go head to head with Slaves (read our review of the album here). The nominations highlight the popularity of experimental over traditional forms. You can see the list in full below:

Syro - Aphex Twin

At Least For Now - Benjamin Clementine

Architect - C Duncan

Eska - Eska

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - Florence + The Machine

Matador - Gaz Coombes

Shedding Skin - Ghostpoet

In Colour - Jamie xx

Hairless Toys - Róisín Murphy

Are You Satisfied? - Slaves

Before We Forgot How To Dream - SOAK

My Love Is Cool - Wolf Alice