The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Chris Familton

album of the year

1. Arbor Labor Union - I Hear You
2. Tindersticks - The Waiting Room
3. Witch Hats - Deliverance
4. Drive-By Truckers - American Band
5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
6. Dinosaur Jr - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not
7. Kyle Craft - Dolls Of Highland
8. David Bowie - Blackstar
9. Richmond Fontaine - You Can't Go Back If There's Nothing To Go Back To
10. The Felice Brothers - Life In The Dark

song of the year

1. Tindersticks - Hey Lucinda
2. Neil Young - Peace Trail
3. Big Smoke - Best Of You
4. Dinosaur Jr - I Walk For Miles
5. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

artist of the year

1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2. David Bowie
3. Leonard Cohen
4. Richmond Fontaine
5. Drive-By Truckers

international artist performance

1. Gillian Welch
2. Ryan Adams
3. Kamasi Washington
4. The Chills
5. Houndmouth

australian artist performance

1. Dirty Three
2. Jason Walker
3. Gold Class
4. William Crighton
5. The Goon Sax

top tv show

1. Rectify
2. Stranger Things
3. Bloodline

top movie

1. One More Time With Feeling
2. Hunt For The Wilderpeople
3. The BFG

top website

1. Facebook
2. The Music
3. Metacritic

2016 highlight of the year

A week of Ryan Adams - previewing the new album, seeing a secret performance of the new album in full, a full live show and then interviewing him face-to-face.

prediction for 2017

More protest songs. More artists making a stand against social and political injustices.