Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has scored his third Mercury Prize nomination in as many years, with his side project The Last Shadow Puppets.
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The Arctic Monkeys' first album won the award in 2006, and their follow-up made the shortlist in 2007.
British Sea Power and Elbow are also in the running for this year's prize.
Electro-pop outfit Neon Neon, dubstep artist Burial, folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, and jazz act Portico Quartet complete the 12-strong shortlist.
Number one album
The Last Shadow Puppets formed in August 2007 and is a collaborative effort between Turner and Miles Kane of Liverpool band The Rascals.
Their album The Age Of The Understatement went to number one in the album chart, scoring Turner his third top spot.
Radiohead's album In Rainbows hit the headlines when it was initially made available online, with fans paying what they wanted to download the MP3 file.
Last year's Mercury Music Prize went to rock band Klaxons for their debut Myths of the Near Future.
They pipped Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys to the Ј20,000 prize which prompted sales of their album to rocket.
This year's prize will be awarded at a live ceremony on 4 September.
(BBC)
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