Sweet Billy Pilgrim -Mercury Prize 2009

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Sweet Billy Pilgrim -Mercury Prize 2009

Postby banyan on Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:49 pm

Hi

Some good news for SamadhiSound and David

Sweet Billy Pilgrim's Twice Born Men has been short listed for this years
Mercury Prize. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8159078.stm

Named after an organisation for ex-Vietnam soldiers, Sweet Billy Pilgrim's Twice Born Men was recorded on a laptop in a garden shed.

It's the second album from session musicians Tim Elsenburg, Anthony Bishop and Alistair Hamar and was released by former Japan star David Sylvian's label.

The band, who formed in 2003, say they "scrape strings and tap away at laptops trying to make beautiful things with steady hands and empty pockets".

Upon its release in March, Twice Born Men was the Sunday Times' Album of the Week. One review said it contained "tiny symphonies in a vacuum".


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Re: Sweet Billy Pilgrim -Mercury Prize 2009

Postby sonic_chronicler on Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:21 pm

I was so pleased when I heard the nominations. OK, so they are rank outsiders, but just the fact that they have been nominated will give them a lot of exposure - and hopefully extra album sales.

It's good for SBP and good for Samadhisound. The Prize result is revealed on Tuesday 8th September, one week before the release of Manafon. If the Samahdisound promotional machine can gather some steam, maybe David can pick up a few stray sales off the back of it too.

The full list of nominees is:

Florence and the Machine, Lungs

Kasabian, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Speech Debelle, Speech Therapy

Friendly Fires, S/T

La Roux, S/T

Bat for Lashes, Two Suns

The Horrors, Primary Colours

Glasvegas, S/T

Led Bib, Sensible Shoes

Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Twice Born Men

The Invisible, S/T

Lisa Hannigan, Sea Sew

I think Glasvegas are probably favourites to win, but it is Bat For Lashes second nomination, so perhaps she will clinch it. Maybe she will drag Scott Walker out to perform with her at the ceremony. Maybe not.

(Maybe this should be moved from this section?)
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Re: Sweet Billy Pilgrim -Mercury Prize 2009

Postby proggrl on Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:44 pm

Good deal for SBP!! Let's hope you're right about that, Sonic. It's only bound to help his sales, but if it can boost Sylvians as well...

Heard the Led Bib album and it's pretty stellar, surprised to see it nominated for anything tho!
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