The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Chris Komorek

album of the year

1. Szymon — Tigersapp
2. Marlon Williams — Marlon Williams
3. Beirut — No No No
4. Tame Impala — Currents
5. Alpine — Yuck
6. Courtney Barnett — Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
7. Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly
8. Alabama Shakes — Sound & Colour
9. Foals — What Went Down
10. Public Service Broadcasting — The Race For Space

song of the year

1. Them Changes — Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington
2. Szymon — Zoo Story
3. Marlon Williams — I'm Lost Without You
4. Beirut — Perth 

artist of the year

1. Marlon Williams
2. Szymon
3. Lanks
4. GL
5. Max Savage

international artist performance

1. Kiasmos
2. Jon Hopkins
3. Bonobo
4. Che Sudaka
5. Public Service Broadcasting

australian artist performance

1. Marlon Williams 
2. Total Giovanni
3. The Delta Riggs
4. Chet Faker
5. Jimmy & The Mirrors

top tv show

1. Gruen Transfer
2. The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
3. Mad As Hell
4. The Chaser's Media Circus

top movie

1. The Martian
2. Cartel Land
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. The Lobster

top website

1. CityMag Adelaide
2. Junkee
3. Rip It Up
4. AU Review
5. The Music

2015 highlight of the year

The release of Tigersapp by Szymon, a wonderfully creative musician and beautiful mind who was taken far too soon. Thank you to the family of Szymon and to EMI for sharing it with us.

prediction for 2016

The next big artists are Lanks, Sampa The Great, Skies and also a SA-based guy by the name of Ryan Martin John — but he might be a little longer than a year away. Watch out for him!