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The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Carley Hall

Carley Hall

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...

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Album Of The Year

  1. The Presets - Wide Awake!
  2. Hockey Dad - Blend Inn
  3. DMA'S - For Now
  4. Sarah Blasko - Depth Of Field
  5. DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely
  6. Xavier Rudd - Storm Boy
  7. Wafia - VIII
  8. Parkway Drive - Reverance
  9. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
  10. Dead Letter Circus - Dead Letter Circus



Song Of The Year

  1. DZ Deathrays - Like People
  2. Hockey Dad - Join The Club
  3. The Presets - Martini
  4. I Know Leopard - Landmine
  5. Dead Letter Circus - The Armour You Own



Artist Of The Year

  1. Baker Boy
  2. DMA'S
  3. Hockey Dad
  4. The Presets
  5. Parkway Drive


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Weezer
  2. Queens Of The Stone Age
  3. Cradle Of Filth
  4. Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. DZ Deathrays
  2. Parkway Drive
  3. Alex The Astronaut
  4. Sarah Blasko
  5. Hockey Dad


TV Show Of The Year

  1. The Handmaid's Tale
  2. Big Mouth
  3. Exposed: Kelli Lane



Movie Of The Year

  1. Solo
  2. The Shape Of Water
  3. A Star Is Born


Highlight Of The Year

Murray 'the Red Wiggle' Cook take the Splendour main stage with DZ Deathrays - dude can shred!

Prediction For Next Year

With the US mid-terms and global threats like climate change fuelling quiets fears around the world, artists will use even more of their spotlight and creations to back their beliefs.