The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Mikaelie A Evans

album of the year

1. Dope Lemon - Honey Bones
2. Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate
3. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
5. JEFF The Brotherhood - Zone
6. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
7. Holy Serpent - Temples
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
9. Violent Soho - WACO
10. The Growlers - City Club

song of the year

1. Dope Lemon - Coyote
2. PJ Harvey - Guilty
3. PJ Harvey - The Wheel
4. Holy Serpent - Purification By Fire

artist of the year

1. Iggy Pop
2. PJ Harvey
3. Nick Cave
4. Angus Stone
5. Donita Sparks

international artist performance

1. L7
2. The Cure
3. Black Sabbath
4. The Buzzcocks
5. Violent Femmes

australian artist performance

1. BATZ
2. Gold Class
3. The Love Junkies
4. Hard-Ons
5. Clowns

2016 highlight of the year

L7 touring Australia for the first time in what had felt like forever was a major highlight. I can't remember the last time I spent more time above the crowd, as opposed to in the crowd. The announcement of the Descendents' 2016 release was another exciting moment. With these two things happening, it felt like punk rock would still be around for a while longer and that age doesn't always mean you're old (and potentially boring).

prediction for 2017

Good things and even better gigs! The tour announcements that have already been made are super exciting, and not knowing what else is to come can even be more exciting. Personally, I'm hopeful that guitars will regain more popularity and that the electronic peak takes a break.