Alt –J Win Mercury Prize

Experts think this poster hypnotised Mercury judges in to picking them as winner

So there you have it, the Mercury Prize shoots another obscure band from its vagina straight into the fame stratosphere.

The indie band was nominated for their album “An Awesome Wave”

I like their vibe. What I have gathered is that they’re all blokes from Leeds who like triangles.

Simon Firth, chairman of the Mercury judges hailed the album's "hypnotic quality".

"It's one of those albums that knocks you back when you hear it," he said after the winner was announced.

"It's got a certain hypnotic quality and it's melodically interesting. The way it's constructed is layered – it has digital production but it doesn't sound like a digital record. Mercury has always been about something that sounds fresh."

An Awesome Wave is the thirteenth debut album to win the Mercury prize. The last debut winner the xx, in 2010, have gone on to play packed out tours and headline major festivals.

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