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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Christopher H James

Christopher H James

album of the year

  1. Nails - You Will Never Be One Of Us
  2. 2814 - Rain Temple
  3. Jambinai - A Hermitage
  4. ANOHNI - Hopelessness
  5. Naked - Zone
  6. The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
  7. Tim Hecker - Love Streams
  8. David Bowie - Blackstar
  9. Powell - Sport
  10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity

song of the year

  1. Floating Points - Kuiper
  2. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Limerent Death
  3. The Drones - To Think That I Once Loved You
  4. 2814 - Transference
  5. ANOHNI - Drone Bomb Me

artist of the year

  1. Nails
  2. 2814
  3. Jambinai
  4. ANOHNI
  5. NAKED

international artist performance

  1. Gillian Welch                                  
  2. Deafheaven
  3. James
  4. Low
  5. Calexico

australian artist performance

  1. The Drones
  2. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
  3. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
  4. High Tension
  5. Abbe May

live comedy act

  1. David O'Doherty
  2. Paul Foot

top movie

  1. The Handmaiden
  2. The Revenant
  3. Green Room

top website

  1. Fact Mag
  2. triple j Unearthed
  3. Bandcamp