The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Brendan Telford

album of the year

1. Turnpike - Where There Is Nothing
2. No Sister - No Sister
3. The Nation Blue - Black
4. St Augustus - Seven Days
5. Andrew Tuttle - Fantasy League
6. Brie - BRIE-BREI
7. Shrapnel - Tranceplanetsugarmouth
8. Clever - Kewdi Udi
9. Kiran Leonard - Grapefruit
10. Running - Wake Up Applauding

song of the year

1. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Gamma Knife
2. No Sister - Portrait In A Rear View Mirror
3. Shrapnel - Another Year
4. Show Me The Body - Body War
5. Twin Peaks - Walk To The One You Love

artist of the year

1. David Bowie
2. Survive
3. The Nation Blue
4. Angel Olsen
5. Show Me The Body

australian artist performance

1. Ausmuteants
2. The Gooch Palms
3. The Necks
4. Andrew Tuttle
5. Scott & Charlene's Wedding

top tv show

1. The Last Man On Earth
2. Transparent

top movie

1. I, Daniel Blake
2. Spotlight
3. Green Room

2016 highlight of the year

Seeing Explosions In The Sky at Royal Albert Hall, and seeing This Heat, Andrew Tuttle, Rangda, Chris Corsano and more at the excellent Cafe OTO venue in London.

prediction for 2017

Incendiary creativity to kick against the orange-skinned pricks. Good music that regains and retains political bite. And trying to remain positive and proactive before Skynet prevails.