‘I Have To Go Rogue Every Single Time’: Peach PRC Reflects On The Past As She Steps Into Her New Era

The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Guido Farnell

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

Album Of The Year

  1. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  2. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
  3. Jenny Hval - The Practice Of Love
  4. Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls
  5. Little Simz - Grey Area
  6. FKA twigs - Magdalene
  7. Gavilán Rayna Russom - The Envoy
  8. Brittany Howard - Jaime
  9. Swans - Leaving Meaning
  10. Fat White Family - Serfs Up!



Song Of The Year

  1. Thom Yorke & Flea - Daily Battles
  2. Tindersticks - Willow
  3. Cub Sport - I Never Cried So Much In My Whole Life
  4. Róisín Murphy - Incapable
  5. ANNA & Kittin - Forever Ravers



Artist Of The Year

  1. Angel Olsen
  2. Róisín Murphy
  3. Little Simz
  4. Fat White Family
  5. Lizzo


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Iggy Pop
  2. Anna Calvi
  3. Joan Jett & The Black Hearts
  4. William Basinski
  5. Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Lisa Gerrard & Paul Grabowsky
  2. Sampa The Great
  3. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks
  4. HTRK
  5. The Native Cats


TV Show Of The Year

  1. The Man In The High Castle
  2. Black Mirror
  3. Mr Robot



Movie Of The Year

  1. Pain And Glory
  2. Parasite
  3. The Dead Don't Die


Highlight Of The Decade

Unboxing my first iPad; joining Facebook and learning how to communicate with friends only using emojis and amusing gifs; legalisation of same-sex marriage; looking at the first photos of a black hole; #MeToo; more Star Wars because Disney bought Lucasfilm; being confused for a hipster when I grew a beard last year; enjoying Krakow in summertime; Extinction Rebellion; and lots of great music both live and recorded.

Prediction For Next Decade

Hopefully meaningful action to preserve ecological integrity and stem the loss of biodiversity, and of course lots of new, beautiful music for our listening pleasure.