Yellow Brit Road 28 July 2024: Mercury Prize Shortlist!

One of the biggest music awards in the UK and Ireland, the Mercury Prize has revealed their shortlisted albums for 2023-24, and on this week's Yellow Brit Road, we took a deep dive into what makes each album a contender. Familiarise yourself with the shortlist with this week's show, and look mighty smart to your friends in September. Music by other artists played today too, all in all: Razorlight, Towa Bird, Crystalline, Corinne Bailey Rae, A.R.T., English Teacher, Blue Goose, Beth Gibbons, Yannis & The Yaw, Cat Burns, Charli xcx, Nia Archives, Barry Can't Swim, corto.alto, Ghetts, CMAT, Duck Thieves, Shiv and the Carvers, Lambrini Girls. Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly! Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM! Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠. PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well. Like what we do? Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!