The Music 2020 Writers' Poll: Steve Bell

Album Of The Year

1. Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
   
2. Kiwi Jr - Football Money
3. Steve Earle & The Dukes - JT
4. The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
   
5. Cable Ties - Far Enough
6. Black Lips - Sing In A World That's Falling Apart
   
7. Violent Soho - Everything Is A-OK
8. Drive-By Truckers - The New OK
9. Adele & The Chandeliers - First Date
10. The Stress Of Leisure - Faux Wave

Song Of The Year

1. Dollar Bar - Higher
2. Full Power Happy Hour - Old Mind Of Mine
3. Custard - Take The Skinheads Bowling
4. Waxahatchee - Can't Do Much
5. X - Cyrano DeBerger's Back

Artist Of The Year

1. Waxahatchee
2. Drive-By Truckers
3. Cable Ties

International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

1. Mclusky
2. Sebadoh
3. The Schizophonics

Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

1. Robert Forster
2. Thigh Master
3. The Stress Of Leisure

TV Show Of The Year

1. The Last Dance
   
2. High Fidelity
   
3. High Maintenance

Movie Of The Year

1. Bill & Ted Face The Music
   
2. Mystify: Michael Hutchence
   
3. The Social Dilemma

Highlight Of The Year

The AFL moving base to Brisbane so getting to see the most St Kilda games in one year since before I started playing senior footy myself in the late-'80s, vaguely made up for there not being any live music. Plus Mick Thomas dedicating me a new song about The Saints on Ben Salter's weekly YouTube show during peak pandemic, those were shining lights in a year pretty much devoid of positives...

Prediction For Next Year

2020 has been such a hot mess things have got to get better, surely?