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Veteran musician David Bowie and newcomers Laura Mvula and Jake Bugg are among the nominees for the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The competition, which names the best British and Irish album of the year, includes Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling, Rudimental, Foals and James Blake.
Completing the list are Disclosure, Jon Hopkins, Savages and Villagers.
The 12 acts will compete for the £20,000 prize, which will be announced on 30 October in London.
Announcing the shortlist at an event in central London on Wednesday, BBC 6 Music DJ Lauren Laverne said: "It's been a great year."
The shortlist was chosen from an entry of over 220 albums. Five of the nominated albums are debut releases.
Bookmakers William Hill have installed Bowie as favourite alongside the Arctic Monkeys album AM.
Released this week, the album follows the Sheffield four-piece's second headline slot at Glastonbury in June.
Drummer Matt Helders, described it as "the album we've always been waiting to make".
Bowie, aged 66 years, eight months and 3 days, is the Mercury Prize's oldest nominee, beating renowned jazz pianist Stan Tracey by a month.
The singer broke a 10-year silence in the early hours of 6 January, releasing a new single.
Where We Are Now was the first sign of his 24th studio album, The Next Day, recorded in secret over two years with long-time producer Tony Visconti.
The album casts an eye back over Bowie's illustrious career and sees him face up to his own mortality.
Last year, indie rock band and early favourites Alt-J picked up the prestigious accolade for their debut album An Awesome Wave.
Channel 4 will broadcast the ceremony, featuring live performances from each of the nominees, from its new home at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, on 30 October.
The four-year agreement with the broadcaster also includes a series of intimate Album of the Year Live gigs around London from the 12 shortlisted acts.
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