The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Chris Familton

Album of the year

1. Aldous Harding — Party
2. The Terminals — Antiseptic
3. The Tall Grass — Down The Unmarked Road
4. Jep & Dep — They've Been Called
5. Kevin Morby — City Music
6. Thurston Moore — Rock N Roll Consciousness
7. Underground Lovers — Staring At You Staring At Me
8. The War On Drugs — A Deeper Understanding
9. Protomartyr — Relatives In Descent
10. Neil Young — Hitchhiker

Song of the year

1. The Tall Grass — Moller
2. Trevor Sensor — High Beams
3. The Babe Rainbow — Johny Says Stay Cool
4. Ryan Adams  — Do You Still Love Me?
5. John Moreland — Slow Down Easy

Artist of the year 

1. Midnight Oil
2. Aldous Harding
3. Kirin J Callinan
4. The War On Drugs
5. Neil Young

International Performance Of The year 

1. Pixies
2. Patti Smith
3. Underworld
4. Steve Gunn
5. Sun Kil Moon

Australian Performance of the year

1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2. Midnight Oil
3. Underground Lovers
4. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
5. The Tall Grass

Top TV Show

1. Twin Peaks
2. Bloodline
3. Fargo

Top Movie

1. I Called Him Morgan
2. David Lynch: The Art Life
3. Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

Highlight Of The Year

Seeing iconic artists perform live, still at the top of their game — Midnight Oil, Patti Smith, Pixies and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Prediction For 2018

The continued upsurge in political commentary and protest in music.