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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Ben Doyle

Ben Doyle

album of the year

  1. Tycho - Epoch
  2. Balance & Composure - Light We Made
  3. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
  4. Luca Brasi - If This Is All We're Going To Be 
  5. Flume - Skin
  6. James Vincent McMorrow - We Move
  7. Violent Soho - WACO
  8. Gold Panda - Good Luck & Do Your Best
  9. Daughter - Not To Disappear
  10. Beach Slang - A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings

song of the year

  1. Alyss - T S I E R
  2. Daughter - Numbers
  3. Trophy Eyes - Chlorine
  4. Client Liaison - World Of Our Love

artist of the year

  1. Violent Soho
  2. Flume
  3. Luca Brasi
  4. Kanye West
  5. The Dillinger Escape Plan

international artist performance

  1. At The Drive-In
  2. Fatboy Slim
  3. Green Velvet
  4. Funeral For A Friend
  5. Jose Gonzalez

australian artist performance

  1. Cog
  2. Violent Soho
  3. Paul Dempsey
  4. Gold Class
  5. Flight Facilities

live comedy act

  1. Jerry Seinfeld
  2. Aziz Ansari
  3. Sam Simmons

top tv show

  1. Narcos
  2. Barracuda
  3. Q&A

top movie

  1. The Big Short
  2. Before The Flood
  3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

top website

  1. NBA
  2. The Ringer
  3. FiveThirtyEight

2016 highlight of the year

Watching Best Coast at sunset on a hotel rooftop in Cabo. That set the benchmark for the rest of the honeymoon.

prediction for 2017

Frangelico and lime in the spa. Repeat. The Weeknd headlines Splendour.