Klaxons Win U.K. Mercury Prize

The Klaxons won the Nationwide Mercury Prize for best British or Irish album at a ceremony in London on Monday night.
The East London trio's debut album, ``Myths of the Near Future,'' was released in January in the U.K. Now in its 15th year, the Mercury Prize is worth 20,000 pounds ($40,250) and generally gives a significant sales boost to albums on the prize's shortlist. Geffen released the album in the U.S. in March.
The Klaxons start a 14-city North American tour in Boston on Sept. 23.
Amy Winehouse sang "Love is a Losing Game" at the ceremony, her first performance since finishign a stay in rehab. Among this year's nominees were Winehouse and last year's winners the Arctic Monkeys plus Dizzee Rascal, the View, Bat For Lashes and Jamie T. The ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
The band spoke with NME after their win.