Dork have released the results of their annual Reader's Poll which has been going for the last couple of years... always interesting reading!

 

Band of the Year

 

1. Sports Team

2. The 1975

3. IDLES

4. Blossoms

5. HAIM

 

Solo Artist of the Year

 

1. Declan McKenna

2. Phoebe Bridgers

3. Alfie Templeman

4. Rina Sawayama

5. Taylor Swift

 

Best Breakthrough

 

1. Sports Team

2. Rina Sawayama

3. Working Men's Club

4. beabadoobee

5. Sorry

 

Most Exciting New Act for 2021

 

1. Alfie Templeman

2. Arlo Parks

3. Inhaler

4. Walt Disco

5. Coach Party

 

Act That Needs To Make a Comeback Right Now Please

 

1. Wolf Alice

2. Oasis

3. Arctic Monkeys

4. Arcade Fire

5. CHVRCHES

 

Musican You'd Like On Your Zoom Quiz Team

 

1. Declan McKenna

2. Matty Healy

3. Lady Gaga

4. Henry Young

5. Sam Fender

 

Pop Star You'd Most Want to Be Stuck Inside with During Lockdown

 

1. Lady Gaga

2. Taylor Swift

3. Harry Styles

4. Halsey

5. Matty Healy

 

Pop Star You'd Least Want to Be Stuck Inside with During Lockdown

 

1. Justin Bieber

2. Kanye West

3. Matty Healy

4. Ian Brown

5. Alex Rice

 

My faves of the first few categories

 

Band Of The Year: IDLES

Solo Artist Of The Year: Declan McKenna (or Alfie Templeman, since I haven't listened to Zeroes)

Best Breakthrough: Working Men's Club

Most Exciting New Act for 2021: Alfie Templeman (Arlo Parks sparks my interest too)

Act That Needs To Make A Comeback Right Now Please: Of my faves, it would have to be Arctic Monkeys. But the comeback I would like to see is Oasis, even if it's unlikely. By the way, most of the selected acts already released their last albums between 2017 and 2018, so we should give them more time.

 

Whatever this is must have a very specific and narrow audience to be begging for a Wolf Alice comeback before Oasis/Arctic Monkeys/Arcade Fire :lol:

 

I'm here for the Alfie Templeman hype though.

More categories incoming! Seems to all be printed in their magazine, so it's coming online sporadically :lol:

 

Most WTF Moment

 

1. Covid-19

2. Slowthai at the NME Awards

3. US Elections

4. Sports Team vs. Lady Gaga

5. All of it

 

Most Stylish Individual in Pop

 

1. Harry Styles

2. Lady Gaga

3. Alex Rice

4. Matty Healy

5. Rina Sawayama