The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Kelly Herbison

album of the year

1. Gold Class — Drum
2. Cable Ties — Cable Ties
3. Wet Lips — Wet Lips
4. Mere Women — Big Skies
5. Batpiss — Rest In Piss
6. ORB — Naturality
7. Jen Cloher — Jen Cloher
8. RVG — A Quality Of Mercy
9. Sampa The Great — Birds And The BEE9
10. Beaches — Second Of Spring

song of the year

1. Wet Lips — Can't Take it Anymore
2. Cable Ties — Say What You Mean
3. Gold Class — Lux
4. Mere Women — Come Back
5. Batpiss — Paralysed

artist of the year

1. Wet Lips
2. Gold Class
3. Cable Ties
4. Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
5. Amyl & The Sniffers

international artist performance

1. The Damned
2. Kurt Vile
3. Teenage Fanclub
4. Chain and the Gang

australian artist performance

1. Gold Class
2. Cable Ties
3. Spiderbait
4. Wet Lips
5. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks

top tv show

1. The Handmaid's Tale
2. Big Little Lies
3. Game of Thrones

top movie 

1. Lady Bird
2. Berlin Syndrome
3. Brimstone

2017 highlight of the year

Highlight of the year would have to be seeing Wet Lips take the stage at the Same-Sex Marriage Results Party and perform to the elated crowd in the rain. Another highlight of 2017 is that it was a great year for fringes. 

prediction for 2018

I reckon that we'll continue to see an increase in the representation of gender diverse artists, as those who are paving the way within the scene now continue to cultivate safer spaces for both performers and gig-goers. Let's go, Melbourne!