The annual Mercury Music Prize has unveiled its shortlist for 2018.

Twelve albums from the past year by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine and Lily Allen are up for the accolade.

Previous winners Arctic Monkeys are on the shortlist with their polarizing sixth studio album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

It marks Florence Welch's third time on the shortlist with her LP High As Hope, whilst Wolf Alice are up for the prize for the second time with their album Visions of a Life.

Florence + the Machine are on the 2018 Mercury Prize shortlist with High As Hope

Meanwhile King Krule and Jorja Smith pick up their first nominations as does Lily Allen with her acclaimed fourth studio album No Shame.

Everything Everything are featured with their fourth studio album A Fever Dream, after being favourites back in 2015 but ultimately not making the shortlist.

The full shortlist is as follows:

  • Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  • Everything Everything - A Fever Dream
  • Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell
  • Florence and the Machine - High As Hope
  • Jorja Smith - Lost and Found
  • King Krule - The Ooz
  • Lily Allen - No Shame
  • Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?
  • Novelist - Novelist Guy
  • Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile
  • Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life

The coveted award and £20,000 cash prize will be presented at Hammersmith's Eventim Apollo on September 20.

There will be performances by artists featured on the shortlist, and fans have the chance to be in the audience as tickets are now on sale.

They are available from eventim.co.uk.

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