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The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Augustus Welby

Augustus Welby

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…

Album Of The Year

  1. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
  2. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
  3. Kate Tempest - The Book of Traps And Lessons
  4. Bill Callahan - Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest
  5. Sampa The Great - The Return
  6. Cate Le Bon - Reward
  7. Aldous Harding - Designer
  8. Dave - Psychodrama
  9. Robert Forster - Inferno
  10. Tropical Fuck Storm - Braindrops



Song Of The Year

  1. Perfume Genius - Eye In The Wall
  2. Sampa The Great - OMG
  3. Honey 2 Honey - Under The Hangar
  4. Kate Tempest - Firesmoke
  5. Aldous Harding - The Barrel



Artist Of The Year

  1. Nick Cave
  2. Sampa The Great
  3. Floating Points
  4. Bill Callahan
  5. Jack Ladder


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Julia Holter
  2. Four Tet
  3. Khruangbin
  4. Kurt Vile
  5. Beach House


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
  2. Jack Ladder
  3. Robert Forster
  4. FERLA
  5. The Necks


Movie Of The Year

  1. Amazing Grace
  2. Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
  3. Us