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The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Velvet Winter

Velvet Winter

album of the year

  1. The National — Sleep Well Beast
  2. Father John Misty — Pure Comedy
  3. K.Flay — Every Where Is Somewhere
  4. Dirty Projectors — Dirty Projectors
  5. Daggy Man — A Lazy Kind Of Pain
  6. Future Islands — The Far Field 
  7. Harry Styles — Harry Styles
  8. Cub Sport — Bats
  9. Winston Surfshirt — Sponge Cake
  10. Gordi — Reservoir 

song of the year

  1. The National — Dark Side of The Gym
  2. K.Flay — Blood In The Cut
  3. Dirty Projectors — Up On Hudson
  4. Charlie XCX — Boys
  5. Phoenix — Fior Di Latte

artist of the year

  1. The National
  2. K.Flay
  3. Gordi
  4. Father John Misty
  5. Dirty Projectors

international artist performance

  1. Future Islands
  2. K.Flay
  3. James Vincent McMorrow
  4. Milky Chance
  5. Modern Baseball

australian artist performance

  1. Alex The Astronaut
  2.  Ball Park Music
  3. Cub Sport
  4. Client Liaison 
  5. WAAX

top tv shows

  1. BoJack Horseman
  2. Broad City
  3. Big Mouth

Top movies

  1. Baby Driver
  2. Carnage
  3. Ingrid Goes West

2017 highlight of the year

Finally making music my job.