5 Albums That Didn't Get Nominated For The Mercury Prize, But Really Should've Been

Public Service Broadcasting - Inform-Educate-Entertain

PSB's extraordinary debut slipped completely under the Mercury Prize's radar. Perhaps the most innovative album of the year was completely overlooked by the judges. For me, Inform-Educate-Entertain is 2013's standout album, as it makes vocal sampling not only work, but work to a great, great effect. Night Mail is easily as catchy as anything on AM, or Holy Fire, and Everest matches the singles from those aforementioned albums for sheer brilliance.
Rating: 10/10

Peace - In Love

NME's (and in fact my) favourite new indie band's near flawless debut album was missed out by the Mercury Prize judges, which makes you wonder just what kind of people they are. In Love has much more energy than AM, and blows that godawful Disclosure album out of the water. The only thing stopping In Love from being a genuinely perfect release was the fact that it's predecessor, The Delicious EP was one of the decades greatest releases. 

Rating: 9.5/10

My Bloody Valentine - MBV

Shoegaze's best known heroes made a very welcome return this year, with new out-of-the-blue album MBV. Although MBV lacks the brilliance of earlier releases like Loveless, and Tremolo, MBV more than equals the albums that have achieved Mercury nominations. 25 years on from the genius release that is Isn't Anything, My Bloody Valentine sound as fresh as ever, and it's a wonder they didn't receive a nomination.

Rating: 9.5/10

Atoms For Peace - Amok

Thom Yorke's latest electronic endeavor was a brilliant one. Amok is 8 songs of Yorke's best electronic work, and quite possibly his best work away from Radiohead. Amok sounds a bit like The Eraser, but more haunting, and just... better. The recruitment of Flea, Nigel Godrich and a host of talented musicians defiinitely bolstered Yorke's outfit making Amok a rather brilliant release. 

Rating: 9/10

Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

In 2009, Franz Ferdinand, Scotland's finest export released "Tonight:", a dire, half arsed album, which led to them dropping completely under the radar. Something had to be done. That something was Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, one of the (if not the) finest comeback album in the history of indie music. The record sees Franz Ferdinand back to their strutting best, in what is definitely the album of the year. A flawless album from start to finish, with Love Illumination being a definite nominee for any Song Of The Year list.

Rating: 10/10