We’ve been waiting, what, 7 years for a new Massive Attack album? When you wait that long between albums, I think you run the risk of overinflated expectations. Your fans expect a masterpiece, and when you end up releasing just another album, they turn on you. Hopefully this won’t happen to Massive attack on LP5. [...]

Paul Macinnes over at The Guardian is liveblogging the 2009 Mercury Prize ceremony. I’d be perfectly happy if Florence or Natasha win this year.
Who do you think is going to walk away with it this year? Who would you like to see win?
The latest update on the favorite odds:
11/4 Florence and the Machine
5/1 [...]