The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Mark Beresford

28 December 2018 | 2:55 pm | Mark Beresford

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...

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Album Of The Year 

  1. Sleep - The Sciences
  2. DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely
  3. Abbe May - Fruit
  4. Gurrumul - Djarimirri
  5. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
  6. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  7. Brockhampton - iridescence
  8. Beach House - 7
  9. High Tension - Purge
  10. Camp Cope - How To Socialise & Make Friends


Song Of The Year

  1. Cigarettes After Sex - Crush
  2. Black Foxxes - Sæla
  3. WAAX - Labrador
  4. Interpol - If You Really Love Nothing
  5. Kwame - Wow


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Artist Of The Year

  1. Childish Gambino
  2. Hockey Dad
  3. Janelle Monae
  4. Arctic Monkeys
  5. Carla Geneve


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Mogwai
  2. The Bronx
  3. Fleet Foxes
  4. Queens Of The Stone Age
  5. Weezer


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Abbe May
  2. WAAX
  3. Ballpark Music
  4. DZ Deathrays
  5. Carla Geneve


TV Show Of The Year

  1. The Haunting Of Hill House
  2. Maniac
  3. Better Call Saul


Movie Of The Year

  1. Avengers: Infinity War
  2. A Quiet Place
  3. Hereditary


Highlight Of The Year

Mogwai reducing their audience to tears with a mind blowing performance.

Prediction For Next Year

A five second snippet of a new Tool track to be 'dropped' for fans to hold onto as we enter the thirteenth year of waiting.