The nominations for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced.

The award is given to a British or Irish act releasing an album within the last year, last year’s winner was Elbow.

Among the nominated acts are Kasabian, Glasvegas, Friendly Fires and Bat For Lashes.

The full list, from where a winner will be chosen on September 8, is as follows:

Bat For Lashes - 'Two Suns'
Florence And The Machine - 'Lungs'
Friendly Fires - 'Friendly Fires'
Glasvegas - 'Glasvegas'
Lisa Hannigan - 'Sea Sew'
The Horrors - 'Primary Colours'
The Invisible - 'The Invisible'
Kasabian - 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'
La Roux - 'La Roux'
Led Bib - 'Sensible Shoes'
Speech Debelle - 'Speech Therapy'
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - 'Twice Born Men'