She questioned the lack of women artists nominated for the prize, and expressed hope that one would win this year. Why is Noel Gallagher being nominated? Why are there only two debut albums?” It needs to establish once again, what is it that they’re trying to do. It’s controversial of me to say so, but I do criticise it for that. “Now the Mercury is actually run by the same company, the BPI, I think it needs to find its feet again. Before the ceremony, Shah criticised what she perceived as the prize’s creeping similarity to the more mainstream Brit awards. Nadine Shah was the bookmakers’ favourite to win for her third album, Holiday Destination, leading the jazz outfit Sons of Kemet and south London guitarist King Krule. and I feel privileged to have that insight, because I know the dedication and intensity it takes to come to that decision.” Guitarist Joff Oddie said winning the prize was “the closest thing to an actual dream-like state – it sounds like such a cliche but that’s what it felt like for me.” In a press conference following their win, she said that “you get given almost 300 albums to listen to. Rowsell was a judge for the prize in 2016. In 2017 they also starred in On the Road, a fictional romance film directed by Michael Winterbottom, set on a Wolf Alice tour. They have been commended for their genre-fluid approach to guitar music, incorporating elements of dream-pop and, on their blistering 2017 single Yuk Foo, hardcore punk. The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury prize but lost to Benjamin Clementine. They signed to the independent British label Dirty Hit, also home to the 1975, and in 2015 released their debut album My Love Is Cool, after building their profile through extensive touring. Drummer Joel Amey and bassist Theo Ellis joined the band in 2012. Wolf Alice formed in 2010, initially as a duo comprised of Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie. Up there … from left, Joff Oddie, Ellie Rowsell, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey.
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