BBC NEWS 24 141 17 Sep 13:53/15 ************ ************************** * *** *** ** ************** ************ ************** 7/8 MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE SCOOPED BY GOMEZ New band Gomez has scooped the Mercury Music Prize for best album of the year.
The five-piece band's first album Bring It On beat established rivals like The Verve, Robbie Williams and Catatonia.
Their accomplished swamp blues has won widespread acclaim and made them late favourites for the £25,000 prize.
Keyboard player Ian Ball said the album had been recorded in his father's garage. "It's ridiculous that we are here," he said.
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