Top albums, in no particular order apart from the top two:
Amyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
Honourable mentions:
Pip Blom - Bobbie
Anna Erhard - Botannical Garden
Idles - Tangk
Porridge Radio - Clouds in the Sky Will Always Be There for Me
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
Songs:-
1) Porridge Radio - Pieces of Heaven
2) Fontaines DC - Starburster
3) Amyl and the Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That
I do agree that you want your headliner to put on a party. So much as I love Neil Young, and he'll surely be the greatest artist playing the festival next year, if he's headlining and he's up against, say, Ezra Collective, he might lose. It's also why I think Beth Gibbons or Laura Marling would be wasted at the top of the bill, on any stage, though they're both absolutely great.
I'm still hoping Pulp or Massive Attack might turn up, though there seems no sign of it.