The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Mark Beresford

WAAX Profile

Album Of The Year 

1. Sleep - The Sciences
2. DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely
3. Abbe May - Fruit
4. Gurrumul - Djarimirri
5. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
6. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
7. Brockhampton - iridescence
8. Beach House - 7
9. High Tension - Purge
10. Camp Cope - How To Socialise & Make Friends

Song Of The Year

1. Cigarettes After Sex - Crush
2. Black Foxxes - Sæla
3. WAAX - Labrador
4. Interpol - If You Really Love Nothing
5. Kwame - Wow

Artist Of The Year

1. Childish Gambino
2. Hockey Dad
3. Janelle Monae
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. Carla Geneve

International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

1. Mogwai
2. The Bronx
3. Fleet Foxes
4. Queens Of The Stone Age
5. Weezer

Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

1. Abbe May
2. WAAX
3. Ballpark Music
4. DZ Deathrays
5. Carla Geneve

TV Show Of The Year

1. The Haunting Of Hill House
2. Maniac
3. Better Call Saul

Movie Of The Year

1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. A Quiet Place
3. Hereditary

Highlight Of The Year

Mogwai reducing their audience to tears with a mind blowing performance.

Prediction For Next Year

A five second snippet of a new Tool track to be 'dropped' for fans to hold onto as we enter the thirteenth year of waiting.