BOOKIES William Hill have listed their odds on the shortlisted artists for this year's Mercury Prize - with former Blur frontman Damon Albarn and rockers Royal Blood coming in as joint favourites.

Rupert Adams, a spokesman for the firm said “There are 12 strong albums here – highlighting musical creativity from a range of UK artists – all of which stand a good chance of winning.”

“This quality is reflected in the closeness of the odds that we’ve given to the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year.”

The winner of the 2014 Prize will be announced at the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show at the Roundhouse, London, on Wednesday, 29 October 2014. 

William Hill's latest odds for the prestigious Prize are:

4/1 Damon Albarn 'Everyday Robots'

4/1 Royal Blood 'Royal Blood'

6/1 Kate Tempest 'Everybody Down'

6/1 Bombay Bicycle Club 'So Long, See You Tomorrow'

7/1 Nick Mulvey 'First Mind'

7/1 FKA twigs 'LP1' 8/1 Jungle 'Jungle'

8/1 East India Youth 'Total Strife Forever'

8/1 Young Fathers 'Dead'

10/1 Polar Bear 'In Each and Every One'

10/1 Anna Calvi 'One Breath'

10/1 GoGo Penguin 'v2.0'