This year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ 2014 have now been announced. The short-list, chosen from an entry of over 220 albums, was announced by Alice Levine at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden.

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The 2014 Albums of the Year are:

Anna Calvi - One Breath

Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

East India Youth - Total Strife Forever

FKA twigs - LP1

GoGo Penguin - v2.0

Jungle - Jungle

Kate Tempest - Everybody Down

Nick Mulvey - First Mind

Polar Bear - In Each and Every One

Royal Blood - Royal Blood

Young Fathers - Dead

Says Simon Frith, Chair of Judges. “There are seven outstanding debut albums here, and five records by more established artists, all pursuing exciting new directions. What most impressed the judges was the inventive passion with which musicians explore music and emotional possibilities, refusing to be pinned down by rules or genre.”

Dedicated television coverage of the event will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 12.05am on the night of Thursday 11 September. The 30 minute Albums of the Year Launch programme will be presented by Nick Grimshaw and feature live performances and interviews with the shortlisted artists.

The overall winner of the 2014 Prize will be announced at the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show at the Roundhouse on Wednesday 29 October 2014.