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The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Jake Sun

Jake Sun

album of the year

  1. Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly
  2. The Necks — Vertigo
  3. D'Angelo & The Vanguard — Black Messiah
  4. Björk — Vulnicura
  5. Tame Impala — Currents
  6. Foals — What Went Down
  7. Swans — The Gate
  8. Battles — La Di Da Di
  9. Jamie xx — In Colour
  10. Grimes — Art Angels

song of the year

  1. Kendrick Lamar — King Kunta
  2. Foals — A Knife In The Ocean
  3. Kendrick Lamar — Alright
  4. Björk — Family
  5. D'Angelo — Till It's Done (Tutu)

International artist Performance

  1. Swans
  2. The Prodigy
  3. Jon Hopkins
  4. Flying Lotus
  5. Ministry

Australian artist Performance

  1. Tame Impala
  2. The Necks
  3. Monster Zoku Onsomb!
  4. Lawrence English
  5. Yarwah

top TV Show

  1. Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
  2. Girls
  3. Sense8
  4. Game of Thrones
  5. True Detective

top Movie

  1. Mistress America
  2. Love
  3. Ex Machina
  4. Knight Of Cups
  5. Amy

top website 

  1. Wikipedia
  2. ABC iview
  3. SBS On Demand
  4. Okayplayer
  5. The Music

2015 highlight of the year

David Lynch's Between Two Worlds exhibition and experiencing Kendrick Lamar's stunning set at Krakow Live Festival.

prediction for 2016

366 days of time travel.