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Congratulations to Antony & The Johnsons, who've won the Mercury Music Prize 2005. I was rooting for The Go Team! or maybe M.I.A., but what the hey, at least Coldplay didn't get it. Antony's voice (and appearance, I suppose) is definitely an acquired taste. I've warmed to tracks such as "Cripple And The Starfish", "Fistful Of Love" and "Hope There's Someone", but I can't help feeling that "You Are My Sister" (the current single?), which has been getting airplay, is horribly sappy and over the top. There's a whole bunch of mp3s here for your sampling pleasure.