The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Mark Beresford

album of the year

1. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
2. Violent Soho - WACO
3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
5. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
6. David Bowie - Blackstar
7. Every Time I Die - Low Teens
8. The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
9. Luca Brasi - If This Is All We're Going To Be
10. Olympia - Self Talk

song of the year

1. Tired Lion - Not My Friends
2. Violent Soho - Viceroy
3. Ball Park Music - Nihilist Party Anthem
4. Horror My Friend - Stay In
5. DZ Deathrays - Blood On My Leather

artist of the year

1. Iggy Pop
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3. Violent Soho
4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
5. Olympia

international artist performance

1. Prince
2. The Bronx
3. At The Drive In
4. Steve Earle
5. The Cure

australian artist performance

1. Violent Soho
2. Paul Dempsey
3. The Preatures
4. Olympia
5. All The Colours

live comedy act

1. Jim Jefferies
2. Neal Portenza
3. Steve Hughes

top tv show

1. Stranger Things
2. The Get Down
3. Planet Earth II

top movie

1. Hunt For The Wilderpeople
2. Deadpool
3. Wiener-Dog

top website

1. Reddit
2. PlanetF1
3. The Music

2016 highlight of the year

While it's hard to find a silver lining in the shit sandwich that was 2016, we did see the arts world come together to celebrate the lives, contributions and impact of Prince, David Bowie, Lemmy Kilmister, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones to name (sadly) but a few. It was cathartic and inspiring to say the least.

prediction for 2017

President-elect Donald Trump is impeached and that baby iguana from the first episode of Planet Earth II is sworn in as the new POTUS.