The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Craig English

album of the year

1. Father John Misty — I Love You, Honeybear
2. Panda Bear — Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
3. Tame Impala — Currents
4. Deradoorian — The Expanding Flower Planet
5. Sufjan Stevens — Carrie & Lowell
6. Kurt Vile — B'lieve I'm Goin' Down
7. Shamir — Ratchet
8. Courtney Barnett — Sometimes I Sit And Think, Sometimes I Just Sit
9. Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly
10. Aphex Twin — Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2

song of the year

1. Tame Impala — Let It Happen
2. Father John Misty — Bored In The USA
3. Deradoorian — Violet Minded
4. Panda Bear — Selfish Gene
5. Sufjan Stevens — John My Beloved

artist of the year

1. Father John Misty
2. Deradoorian
3. Tame Impala
4. Shamir
5. Courtney Barnett

top website

1. b3ta
2. Pitchfork
3. ABC iView
4. Cracked
5. LiarTownUSA

international artist performance

1. The Darkness
2. Spoon
3. They Might Be Giants
4. Run The Jewels
5. Fleetwood Mac

australian artist performance

1. Augie March
2. Glenn Richards
3. The Waifs
4. You Am I
5. Paul Dempsey

top tv show

1. Fargo
2. Louie
3. Four Corners
4. South Park
5. Game Of Thrones

top movie

1. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2. Inside Out
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Still Alice
5. Ex Machina

2015 highlight of the year

Rocking out to The Darkness like I was 18 again. Didn't expect much from them but was absolutely blown away.

prediction for 2016

Vlad will finally snap and push the big red button.