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Mercury prize 2004
September 2004
The slow death of punk
John Harris
For the second year running, judges display new-found collective sanity
Mercury rises for art pop of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand scoop Mercury prize
Zutons zoom up Mercury prize stakes
Murky Mercury
July 2004
The Guardian profile
The Guardian profile: Joss Stone
The shortlist
Streets just ahead in more of the same
Ferdinand album sounds right for Mercury
Triumph of the beardy
Franz Ferdinand and the Streets favourites for Mercury prize
January 2004
Joss Stone, The Soul Sessions
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