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The Music 2021 Writers' Poll: Anthony Carew

Staff Writer

Here's what The Music's team rated in 2021…

Album Of The Year

  1. Low - HEY WHAT         
  2. Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature    
  3. Maple Glider - To Enjoy Is The Only Thing      
  4. SPELLLING - The Turning Wheel         
  5. Circuit des Yeux - -io   
  6. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready       
  7. Ada Lea - one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden          
  8. Serpentwithfeet - DEACON    
  9. ÌFÉ - 0000+0000          
  10. Erika de Casier - Sensational  

Song Of The Year

  1. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Soon It Will Be Fire feat. Moses Sumney            
  2. Lana del Rey - White Dress     
  3. Xenia Rubinos - Did My Best  
  4. Banoffee - Never Get To Fuck Any1    
  5. Faye Webster - In A Good Way          

TV Show Of The Year

  1. Search Party    
  2. Loki      
  3. The Good Lord Bird     

Film Of The Year

  1. Dune    
  2. The Worst Person In The World          
  3. Mothering Sunday      

Highlight Of The Year

Not dying.       

Prediction For Next Year

Chaos reigns.