London Grammar, Laura Marling, Steve Mason and Foals are among the favourites to win the Mercury Music Prize after Paddy Power released their odds today.
The official shortlist will be unveiled by Lauren Laverne from the Hospital Club in London at 5.30pm on September 11th but, ahead of that, Paddy Power have installed London Grammar as the favourites to take home the gong when the winner is announced at London's Roundhouse on October 30th.
Alt-J won last year's honour for their outstanding debut effort An Awesome Wave.
This year's Mercury Prize Odds, according to Paddy Power, are:
London Grammar - 'If You Wait' - 15/8
Laura Marling - 'Once I Was An Eagle' - 4/1
Steve Mason - 'Monkey Minds in the Devils Time' - 4/1
Foals - 'Holy Fire' - 4/1
David Bowie - 'The Next Day' - 9/2
Savages - 'Silence Yourself' - 8/1
Disclosure - 'Settle' - 8/1
Primal Scream - 'More Light' - 14/1
Chvrches - 'The Bones of What you Believe' - 16/1
Daughter - 'If You Leave' - 20/1
Tom Odell - 'Long Way Down' - 20/1
These New Puritans - 'Field of Reeds' - 20/1
King Krule - '6 Feet Beneath the Moon' - 20/1
Peace - 'In Love' - 20/1
Outfit - 'Performance' - 20/1
Everything Everything - 'Arc' - 25/1
Laura Mvula - 'Sing to the Moon' - 28/1
Biffy Clyro - 'Opposites' - 33/1
Goldheart Assembly - 'Long Distance Song Effects' - 33/1
Hurts - 'Exile' - 33/1
I Am Kloot - 'Let it All In' - 33/1
The Joy Formidable - 'Wolf’s Law' - 33/1
Nadine Shah - 'Love Your Dum and Mad' - 33/1
Public Service Broadcasting - 'Inform Educate Entertain' - 33/1
Miles Kane - 'Don’t Forget Who You Are' - 33/1
Suede - 'Blooodsports' - 40/1
New Order - 'Lost Sirens' - 40/1
Stereophonics - 'Graffiti On The Train' - 40/1
Noah & The Whale - 'Heart of Nowhere' - 40/1
Goldfrapp - 'Tales of Us' - 50/1
Bullet For My Valentine - 'Temper, Temper' - 50/1
Alice Russell - 'To Dust' - 50/1
DjRUM - 'Seven Lies' - 50/1
Johnny Marr - 'The Messenger' - 50/1
Example - 'The Evolution of Man' - 50/1
The Courteeners - 'ANNA' - 80/1
