DAMON Albarn's solo debut and chart-topping duo Royal Blood head the shortlist as favourites for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The acts are among 12 in the running for the high-profile award which this year has largely shunned mainstream names, instead including acts such as FKA twigs, GoGo Penguin, jazz act Polar Bear and the acclaimed poet Kate Tempest.
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