CreateFuture top of the pops 2019
Musically, the bar wasn’t set very high as we entered 2010 (Joe McElderry anyone?) but it has still been tough to choose our cultural highlights of the decade.
Take a look at some of the team’s best of 2019 and the decade:
Nathan
Song of the year: Final Form - Sampa the Great
Song of the decade: Turn the Music Louder - KDA & Katy B
Album of the year: No Geography - Chemical Brothers
Album of the decade: Emergence - Max Cooper
Book of the year: The Overstory - Richard Powers
Book of the decade: Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
Film of the year: Sorry To Bother You
Film of the decade: Dredd (make a sequel you cowards!)
Gareth
Song of the year: Melody of Love - Hotchip
Song of the decade: Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
Album of the year: Phoenix - Pedro the Lion
Album of the decade: High Violet - The National
Book of the year: No one is too small to make a difference - Greta Thunberg
Book of the decade: Seven Brief Lessons in Physics - Carlo Rovelli
Film of the year: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Film of the decade: Whiplash
Emma
Song of the year: Nothing breaks like a heart - Miley Cyrus
Song of the decade: Everything now - Arcade Fire
Album of the year: Hyperspace - Beck
Album of the decade: El Camino - Black Keys
Book of the year: The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
Book of the decade: I am Pilgrim - Terry Hayes
Film of the year: Joker
Film of the decade: Pitch Perfect
Frances
Song of the year: Naeem - Bon Iver
Song of the decade: Love It If We Made It - The 1975
Album of the year: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish
Album of the decade: So Long See You Tomorrow - Bombay Bicycle Club
Book of the year: Invisible Women, Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado Perez
Book of the decade: All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
Film of the year: Always Be My Maybe (Just for the amazing Keanu cameo)
Film of the decade: Arrival
Hannah
Song of the year: To Move On - Alex Isenberg
Song of the decade: Inspector Norse - Todd Terje
Album of the year: Gallipoli - Beirut
Album of the decade: Sound & Colour - Alabama Shakes
Book of the year: An Untamed State - Roxanne Gay
Book of the decade: The Goldfinch - Donna Tarte
Film of the year: Doctor Sleep
Film of the decade: Burn After Reading
Neil
Song of the year: Hush Money - Blanck Mass
Song of the decade: Eyes to the Wind - The War on Drugs
Album of the year: The Practise of Love - Jenny Hval
Album of the decade: S/T - Mr Twin Sister
Book of the year: K-Punk - Mark Fisher
Book of the decade: Capital in the 21st Century - Thomas Piketty
Film of the year: The Favourite
Film of the decade: Grand Hotel Budapest
Scott
Song of the year: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
Song of the decade: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws
Album of the year: you ruined new york city for me - FLETCHER
Album of the decade: Love is Dead - Chvrches
Book of the year: Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking - Matthew Syed
Book of the decade: Sprint - Jake Knapp (It has to be - without this book I may never have met Dave, and never joined the CF family)
Film of the year: John Wick - Chapter 3
Film of the decade: Drive
Gordon
Song of the year: Singularity - Jon Hopkins
Song of the decade: Lucky - Daft Punk
Album of the year: Monsters Exist - Orbital
Album of the decade: The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Book of the year: Make Time - Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky
Book of the decade: The Storm Whale - Benji Davies
Film of the year: Doctor Sleep
Film of the decade: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
