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The Music 2019 Writers' Poll Mark Neilsen

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

Album Of The Year

  1. We Lost The Sea - Triumph & Disaster
  2. WAAX - Big Grief
  3. Art Of Fighting - Luna Low
  4. Ali Barter - Hello, I'm Doing My Best 
  5. Dear Seattle - Don't Let Go
  6. Stonefield - Bent
  7. Tool - Fear Inocolum
  8. DZ Deathrays - Positive Rising: Part 1
  9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen 
  10. Stella Donnelly - Beware of The Dogs 



Song Of The Year

  1. We Lost The Sea - Towers
  2. Ali Barter - January
  3. Violent Soho - Vacation Forever
  4. WAAX - FU
  5. VOIID - Vile



Artist Of The Year

  1. Tones & I
  2. Lizzo
  3. Stella Donnelly
  4. Sampa The Great
  5. Lil Nas X


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Alice In Chains
  2. Slayer
  3. Anthrax
  4. Jonsi & Alex
  5. Childish Gambino


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. WAAX
  2. Dirty Three
  3. Magic Dirt
  4. Paul Dempsey
  5. We Lost The Sea


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Russian Doll
  2. Good Omens
  3. Rosehaven


Movie Of The Year

  1. Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
  2. The Dead Don't Die
  3. Dolemite Is My Name



Highlight Of The Decade

The arrival of both my children.

Prediction For Next Decade

Let's hope we survive it.