Tuesday 30 th November 2010 PAUL WELLER’S WAKE UP THE NATION WINS UNCUT MUSIC AWARD 2010 Uncut magazine today announces Paul Weller ’s Wake Up The Nation album winner of the Uncut Music Award 2010 . Wake Up The Nation was chosen by judges from a long list of 25 albums, and then a shortlist of eight, as the most exciting, inspirational and rewarding album of the last 12 months. Chaired by Uncut editor Allan Jones , the 10-strong judging panel included Hayden Thorpe , frontman of one of our favourite new British bands of recent years, Wild Beasts; eminent broadcasters Bob Harris , Danny Kelly and Christian O’Connell ; Mark Cooper , BBC’s creative head of music entertainment; and Tony Wadsworth , chair of the BPI. Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes (2008 winner) helped choose his successor, joining the judging panel this year alongside one of Britain’s finest guitarists and core member of Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera , and one of our most notable son