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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Xavier Noonan

Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

album of the year

  1. Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.
  2. Camp Cope - Camp Cope
  3. Beyonce - Lemonade
  4. Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial
  5. PUP - The Dream Is Over
  6. David Bowie - Blackstar
  7. Angel Olsen - My Woman
  8. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
  9. Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing
  10. Free Cake For Every Creature - Talking Quietly Of Anything With You

song of the year

  1. The Football Club - How To Build A Girl
  2. Beyonce - Formation
  3. Mitski - Your Best American Girl
  4. PWR BTTM - Projection
  5. Alex Lahey - You Don't Think You Like People Like Me

artist of the year

  1. Camp Cope
  2. GLOSS
  3. Matt Farley
  4. Rachel Maria Cox
  5. Vulfpeck

international artist performance

  1. Natalie Prass
  2. Antarctigo Vespucci
  3. Screaming Females
  4. Julien Baker
  5. Girlpool

australian artist performance

  1. Camp Cope
  2. The Hard Aches
  3. Alex Lahey
  4. Babaganouj
  5. Rachel Maria Cox

live comedy act

  1. Sam Campbell
  2. John Conway
  3. Tom Walker

top tv show

  1. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  2. Lady Dynamite
  3. OJ: Made In America

top movie

  1. Tickled
  2. Green Room
  3. Hunt For The Wilderpeople

2016 highlight of the year

David S Pumpkins. Any questions?

prediction for 2017

Chaos. Darkness. A 20th anniversary collector's edition gatefold 180 gram vinyl re-release of Hanson's groundbreaking classic Middle Of Nowhere.