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The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Emily Dunn

Emily Dunn

Album of the year

  1. Gang of Youths — Go Farther In Lightness
  2. Winston Surfshirt — Sponge Cake
  3. Milky Chance — Blossom
  4. The Preatures — Girlhood
  5. Mura Masa — Mura Masa
  6. Arcade Fire — Everything Now
  7. Smino — Blkswn
  8. alt-J — Relaxer
  9. Beck — Colours

Song of the year

  1. Ball Park Music — Exactly How You Are
  2. Milky Chance — Blossom
  3. Winston Surfshirt — Be About You
  4. Gang Of Youths — Let Me Down Easy
  5. Arcade Fire — Everything Now 

Artist of the year

  1. Ball Park Music
  2. Gang Of Youths
  3. Winston Surfshirt
  4. Milky Chance
  5. Anderson Paak

Australian Performance of the year

  1. Gang of Youths
  2. Winston Surfshirt
  3. Middle Kids

Top tv show

  1. The Handmaid's Tale
  2. Stranger Things 2
  3. Narcos

Top movie

  1. Murder on the Orient Express
  2. Baby Driver
  3. Mother!

Highlight Of The Year

I'm so proud of the Australian music scene this year… Bands like Gang of Youths, Ball Park Music, Middle Kids and Winston Surfshirt are really doing us proud! I'm looking forward to what 2018 has in store. 

Prediction For 2018

I'll probably fall more in love with Anderson Paak after he graces us in Feb 2018. And I look forward to Ball Park Music releasing something. Middle Kids are gonna go worldwide.