On Episode 91 of Picky Bastards we are back talking about our favourite music award the Mercury Music Prize.

This month the regular bastards are joined by Tom Burrows to discuss all 12 of this year's Mercury shortlisted albums. We discuss who we think should win and who would be the worst possible winner of the Mercury Prize 2025.

The list includes:

CMAT: ‘EURO-COUNTRY’

Emma-Jean Thackray: ‘Weirdo’

FKA twigs: ‘EUSEXUA’

Fontaines D.C.: ‘Romance’

Jacob Alon: ‘In Limerence’

Joe Webb: ‘Hamstrings & Hurricanes’

Martin Carthy: ‘Transform Me Then Into A Fish’

Pa Salieu: ‘Afrikan Alien’

PinkPantheress: ‘Fancy That’

Pulp: ‘More’

Sam Fender: ‘People Watching’

Wolf Alice: ‘The Clearing’

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