Natasha Nominated

Stood outside the windmill for our cover shoot early last year Bat For Lashes was trying to blag our editor’s gloves. “If you win the Mercury Prize you can have them,” he said. Well, now it looks like he might have to give them over. She more than deserves her nomination for her sexy as hell, stunning debut LP, Fur & Gold. In fact she’s surely worth a flutter, up against the likes of The View, Patrick Wolf, New Young Pony Club. William Hill have got her down at 12/1 and we reckon that’s good odds.