Radiohead, Anohni and David Bowie on Mercury music prize shortlist

Twelve acts are up for this year’s prize, which picks the best album by a UK or Irish act

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Banks: "I remember feeling that I was just this little grain in a box"

Jillian Banks is accumulating fans and topping Next Big Thing polls worldwide with her brand of late-night electro-pop. The LA native discusses how her psychology degree feeds into her intimate music

Pop album of the year from a duo who don’t settle for less than perfect

Sibling duo Disclosure have made probably the pop album of the year. Older brother Guy Lawrence talks about their eureka moment on the dancefloor, and working with AlunaGeorge, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Woon and Ed MacFarlane from Friendly Fires

Too cool for New York school

The Red Bull Music Academy is where aspiring producers and musicians go to learn new tricks. Jim Carroll joins this year’s intake in New York City