Video: Elbow win the Mercury Music Prize 2008

I hate to tell you I didn't tell you so: http://swearimnotpaul.blogspot .com/2008/07/news-mercury-musi c-prize-2008.html But I said that Elbow would get too much backlash from the cool kids if they won the Mercury. Well they did, and the band The Cool Kids haven't complained. Yet. Congrats to them, but I must say I'm surprised. The bookies must be delighted, as favourites Burial didn't get it this year. The Seldom Seen Kid is a decent album, but I don't think it's as good as some of the others on the lisy. That said [...]

Mancunian underdogs, Elbow , have won the 2008 UK Nationwide Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid (pictured left). Was good to see something a bit unexpected once again from the judges (no one was really expecting Klaxons to win last year). Odds favored Burial , who recently revealed his identity , but failed to win. I think most people [...]

• Elbow - Grounds For Divorce

The Nationwide Mercury Prize has been announced in London tonight. Of the twelve nominated albums, Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid was chosen by a panel of judges as the album of the year. They were presented with an award and a £20,000 cheque by Jools Holland. Earlier in the evening, the band performed the song 'The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Driver'. Keep an eye on the band's moblog for more. Elbow play the Ambassador Theatre on the 27th and 28th October. Tickets available from Ticketmaster . [...]