MMI 2014 Listeners' Picks Poll
The annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll aims to establish the top favourite releases of the year among the weekly Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast listeners.
A list of music from Maltese recording artists released in 2014 was compiled by Toni Sant for his ninth annual MMI Listeners' Picks poll. This is not a fully comprehensive list of 2014 releases; Toni Sant has always maintained, through his podcast and blog, that he is somewhat selective - but the scope has always been to include as many titles as possible at the nomination stage.
Nominations
Here is the list of nominations for 2014.
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Top Picks
Voting was open between 6 September and 20 October 2015 at ToniSant.com.
A total of 890 votes were submitted, which were subdivided into each category (in order of popularity):
- Top Music Video: 204
- Top Online Release: 191
- Top Album: 178
- Top Overseas-based Artist: 112
- Top Single / EP: 94
The top 5 vote receivers in each category are indicated below.
Albums
178 votes were received in this category. see details
- Dana McKeon – Street Art (41 votes) - 23%
- The Violent Violets - Tame (26) - 14.6%
- Brodu - Habullabullojb (21) - 11.8%
- Airport Impressions - Mariette (15) - 8.4%
- Vinny Vella Jr. - Another Way (14) - 7.9%
Singles & EPs
94 votes were received in this category. see details
- Footprints – Echoes of Praise (41 votes) - 21.1%
- The Violent Violets - Eat Majesty (32) - 16.5
- nosnow/noalps - Black Panther (13) - 6.7%
- Forty Days Of Rain - Strings Left to Fray (13) - 6.7%
- Milk Mi - Scarlet Coats (9) - 4.6%
Online Releases
191 votes were received in this category. see details
- Rachel Fabri – A Little More Time (37 votes) - 19.4%
- Cryptic Street – Kull Lejla (17) - 8.9%
- Yews - Watch the Sky (16) - 8.4%
- Maxine Pace – Fed Up / Take Me Back (14) - 7.3%
- China – The Beach (11) - 5.8%
- Karen DeBattista – Jien Ma Naħdimx (11) - 5.8%
Music Videos
204 votes were received in this category. see details
- Dana McKeon – Street Art (44 votes) - 21.6%
- Brodu – Iċ-Ċimiterju (27) - 13.2%
- Milk Mi – Bigger (20) - 9.8%
- Acidulant – Dance To My Funk (17) - 8.3%
- Clandestines – Youth Will Get You Far (12) - 5.9%
Overseas-based
112 votes were received in this category. see details
- TroffaHamra y los mechones - Todo es más bonito (17 votes) - 15.2%
- Jim Hickey – Burning Forest (15) - 13.4%
- Lauren Aquilina – Lover or Liars (13) - 11.6%
- Jon Lukas Woodenman – Older - Better? (13) - 11.6%
- Chess – Vanity / Tuxedo / Battles (9) - 8%
Opinion Stage used for voting on this poll though Facebook and Twitter account authentication. The poll was designed by QUE Design Studio.
The 2014 Listener's Top Picks were announced during Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast number 403, which was released on Saturday 24 October 2015. <flashmp3 id="1">http://media.blubrry.com/tonisant/p/archive.org/download/ToniSantMMI0403/MMI0403.mp3</flashmp3>
Toni Sant's 2014 Top Picks
(numbers in brackets indicate votes received over all)
- Album: Brodu – Iċ-Ċimiterju (27/178)
- Single: Clinton Paul - Dance With the Enemy (1/194)
- EP: Dripht - Paċifista (5/194)
- Online: Cryptic Street – Kull Lejla (17/191)
- Video: Plato's Dream Machine - Temenza (1/204)
- Overseas: Lejla Maltija - Lejla Maltija (6/112)
External links
- Listen to the 403rd Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast - on Toni Sant's Blog
- All 2014 Nominated Music Videos - YouTube playlist
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