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The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Shaun Colnan

Shaun Colnan

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

Album Of The Year

  1. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
  2. Sampa The Great - The Return
  3. Pond - Tasmania
  4. Mac Demarco - Here Comes The Cowboy
  5. Babe Rainbow - Today
  6. Tropical Fuck Storm - Braindrops
  7. Khruangbin - Hasta El Cielo
  8. EarthGang - Mirrorland
  9. Little Simz - Grey Area
  10. Anderson .Paak - Ventura



Song Of The Year

  1. Julia Jacklin - Don't Know How To Keep Loving You
  2. Tropical Fuck Storm - Aspirin
  3. Solange - Binz
  4. Sampa The Great - Final Form
  5. Matt Berninger - Walking On A String



Artist Of The Year

  1. Julia Jacklin
  2. Sampa The Great
  3. Tropical Fuck Storm
  4. Little Simz
  5. Kikagaku Moyo


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Anderson .Paak
  2. Tycho
  3. Shakey Graves
  4. Beach House
  5. Kamasi Washington


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Julia Jacklin
  2. Tropical Fuck Storm
  3. Sampa The Great


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes



Movie Of The Year

  1. Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood


Highlight Of The Decade

Climate change.

Prediction For Next Decade

Restrictions on social media/phone usage.