The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Mitch Knox

album of the year

1. Into It. Over It. - Standards
2. Tiny Moving Parts - Celebrate
3. American Football - American Football
4. Hannahband - Quitting Will Improve Your Health
5. Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost
6. Braille Face - Koya
7. The Hotelier - Goodness
8. We Set Sail - Feel Nothing
9. Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness
10. Seahorse Divorce - Now

song of the year

1. Into It. Over It. - No EQ
2. American Football - I've Been So Lost For So Long
3. Tiny Moving Parts - Stay Warm
4. Hannahband - Burn It Down
5. Braille Face - Glow

artist of the year

1. Into It. Over It.
2. Hannahband
3. American Football
4. Tiny Moving Parts
5. Modern Baseball

international artist performance

1. Into It. Over It.
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Modern Baseball
4. Leon Bridges
5. Sigur Ros

australian artist performance

1. Melbourne Ska Orchestra
2. Braille Face
3. Golden Vessel
4. Hannahband
5. Zzzounds

top tv show

1. This Is Us
2. Younger
3. Superstore

top movie

1. Deadpool
2. Nerve
3. Room

top website

1. Reddit
2. Twitter
3. Imgur

2016 highlight of the year

Knowing that long-time The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean actually saw one of my articles about the series, and that it directly led to the unearthing of pages from a decades-old, unproduced episode script.

prediction for 2017

Everyone's bold optimism about 2017 being better than 2016 will definitely wither away by March.