The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Carly Packer

album of the year

1. Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
2. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost
3. Violent Soho - WACO
4. Camp Cope - Camp Cope
5. PUP - The Dream Is Over
6. Mat Zo - Self Assemble
7. Tkay Maidza - TKAY
8. Dungen - Haxan
9. Warpaint - Heads Up
10. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

song of the year

1. Honeyblood - Sea Hearts
2. Confidence Man - Boyfriend (Repeat)
3. The Hard Aches - Glad That You're Gone
4. RAAVE TAPES - Death In Ya Face
5. Radiohead - Burn The Witch

artist of the year

1. WAAX
2. The Hard Aches
3. PUP
4. Bugs
5. RAAVE TAPES

international artist performance

1. Sigur Ros
2. Deftones
3. PUP
4. Modern Baseball

australian artist performance

1. Hermitude
2. Tkay Maidza
3. WAAX
4. The Belligerents
5. Bugs

top tv show

1. Black Mirror

top movie

1. Arrival
2. Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
3. Deadpool

top website

1. Control Zine
2. GRAIN
3. VICE Australia

2016 highlight of the year

Working for Splendour In The Grass 2016 and getting to meet so many of my favourite artists, like Sigur Ros, Violent Soho, The Internet and Ball Park Music.

prediction for 2017

All our major cities have such amazing and growing music scenes, but I really see an energy and enthusiasm in Brisbane, with so much new emerging talent, and old talents doing better and better with each new release. I really see Brisbane shining out amongst the crowd in 2017 and bringing us some of the best acts and performances we'll see next year.