
Alt-J, Mumford and Sons, Muse, The Rolling Stones, Jack White score Brit Awards nominations
Jake Bugg, Jessie Ware, Frank Ocean, Fun., The Killers and Bruce Springsteen are also up for gongs

Alt-J write new song based on 'Alien'
British band played their biggest ever show in Los Angeles last night

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry: 'Alt J are one step away from the dole queue'
Frontman says Mercury-winning alt-poppers are a "celebration of normality"

First names confirmed for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013
Alt-J, Deftones, Sub Focus and Boy Better Know first names for 2013 event

Alt-J unveil brand new song 'Buffalo'
The Mercury Music Prize winners have contributed a new track to the 'Silver Linings Playbook' soundtrack

Alt-J see huge sales increase after Mercury win
Sales of 'An Awesome Wave' have increased by over 400 per cent

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos leads support messages for Alt-J on Mercury win
Spector, Plan B, Huw Stephens and more react to Mercury win

Alt-J win 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize – watch
The band are awarded the prize for their debut album 'An Awesome Wave'

Alt-J top NME.COM Mercury Music Prize poll
'An Awesome Wave' is also bookies' favourite to win this year's prize

Alt-J: 'We're doing better than Radiohead!'
Band joke about the comparisons they get to Thom Yorke et al