'Uncut Music Award has surprise winner', says editor Allan Jones
Nov 23, 2012, 10:55 AM
The 2012 Uncut Music Award winner has been announced today (Friday 23 November) for the most inspiring international album of the past 12 months.
In previous years it was won by Fleet Foxes, Paul Weller and PJ Harvey.
The winner this year is Father John Misty with his album Fear Of Fun. Father John Misty is Joshua Tillman, former Fleet Foxes drummer.
The panel of judges includes the BBC's own Whispering Bob Harris as well as Mark Cooper, who is the boss of BBC Music Entertainment and Later with Jools Holland.
Here's Uncut Editor Allan Jones on why Mark Cooper was such a fan of the album and why he himself was surprised at judges' choice.