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The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Lauren Baxter

Lauren Baxter

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

The National. Pic by Graham MacIndoe.
The National. Pic by Graham MacIndoe.

Album Of The Year

  1. The National - I Am Easy To Find
  2. Bon Iver - i,i
  3. Bad//Dreems - Doomsday Ballet
  4. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
  5. Kim Gordon - No Home Record
  6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
  7. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
  8. The Cranberries - In The End
  9. Stella Donnelly - Beware Of The Dogs
  10. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow



Song Of The Year

  1. Bad//Dreems - Sally's Place 
  2. Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 
  3. Aldous Harding - The Barrel
  4. Sampa The Great - Final Form 
  5. Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings



Artist Of The Year

  1. The National
  2. Stella Donnelly
  3. Lizzo
  4. Bad//Dreems  
  5. Nick Cave 


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Fucked Up
  2. Iggy Pop 
  3. Wolf Alice
  4. Slaves
  5. The Streets 


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Bad//Dreems
  2. Nick Cave
  3. Stella Donnelly 
  4. Electric Fields
  5. The Jezabels  


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Fleabag
  2. Sex Education
  3. Unbelievable 


Movie Of The Year

  1. Marriage Story 
  2. Official Secrets 
  3. Booksmart