Using his own mental health as a starting point, this Mercury prize-winning debut album was a timely dose of reality marking a new direction in British rap
September 2019
From Dave's deserved win to anti-Boris chants, this was a classic Mercury prize
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Mercury prize 2019: Dave wins for Psychodrama, plus all the action as it happened
Mercury prize 2019: rapper Dave wins for 'exceptional' Psychodrama
'Most political in years': critics hail Mercury prize's return to protest music
July 2019
2019's Mercury prize shortlist is alive to today's politics and pain
Alexis Petridis
Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted