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The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Guido Farnell

Guido Farnell

Album Of The Year

  1. Beach House — Thank Your Lucky Stars
  2. Arca — Mutant
  3. Richard Hawley — Hollow Meadows
  4. Jenny Hval — Apocalypse, Girl
  5. Moon Duo — Shadow Of The Sun
  6. Gwenno —  Y Dydd Olaf
  7. Shamir — Ratchet
  8. Alamaba Shakes — Sound & Color
  9. Thee Oh Sees — Mutilator Defeated At Last
  10. Kamasi Washington — The Epic

song of the year

  1. Bjork — Black Lake (Viola Organista Version) 
  2. David Bowie — Blackstar
  3. John Grant — Disappointing
  4. Slim Twig — Slippin' Slidin' 
  5. Gum — Science Fiction 

artist of the year

  1. Beach House
  2. Sufjan Stevens
  3. Arca
  4. Alabama Shakes
  5. Courtney Barnett

International artist Performance

  1. Unsound Adelaide 2015
  2. Goat
  3. Sufjan Stevens
  4. Neneh Cherry
  5. Blur

Australian artist Performance

  1. Courtney Barnett
  2. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
  3. Taipan Tiger Girls
  4. Tame Impala
  5. The Cactus Channel

top tv show

  1. I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
  2. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners
  3. Adam Looking For Eve
  4. A Current Affair
  5. Restoration Home

top movie

  1. Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
  2. Dheepan
  3. The Lobster
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road

top website

  1. The Music
  2. Every Noise At Once
  3. Gorilla Vs Bear
  4. Tiny Mixtapes
  5. Sound Bible

2015 highlight of the year

Hurrah for glitter beards!

prediction for 2016

More bad news.