10.06pm GMT

Alt-J win it, then, for their debut album An Awesome Wave. They were the favourites. Amazingly, though, no newspapers (including us) managed to review Alt-J's album when it came out, it really did creep in under the radar.

Luckily our New Band Of The Day man Paul Lester was available to write up his assessment back in May:

The music is rich and quirky enough to match the imagistic literacy of the lyrics, from the majestic, cinematic sweep of Intro onwards.

Lester went on to say

Even if you remain indifferent about the album, as we do, you can easily see why people are going to like it and spend time seeking out the meanings and motives behind the songs.

Maybe the band's oblique lyrics swayed the judges? We will never know, of course, as they like to keep their discussions hush hush. Much like the atmosphere in this room right now, if I'm being honest. A polite acceptance by the lads was the order of the day, rather than a gak-fuelled rant a la Klaxons.

Personally, I'm not sure Alt-J's An Awesome Wave is really the time capsule sound of British music in 2012 but, you know, it has its moments I guess. And with that thrillingly passionate statement I must sign off for another year. Thanks so much for reading. And thank the lord above I had no power supply so there was something to talk about. See you (inevitably) next year!