Writer's Poll - Rick Bryant

28 December 2012 | 12:05 pm | Rick Bryant

Rick Bryant takes us through his faves of the last twelve months.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. On The Water FUTURE ISLANDS
2. The Keychain Collection GANG COLOURS
3. Faithful Man LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS
4. Lonerism TAME IMPALA
5. Flume FLUME
6. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City KENDRICK LAMAR
7. Bloom BEACH HOUSE
8. Lonely At The Top LUKID
9. Oshin DIIV
10. Spring And Fall PAUL KELLY

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Black Sands Remixed BONOBO
2. Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection WOODY GUTHRIE
3. Trilogy THE WEEKND

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SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Her Woes DAM MANTLE
2. 40 Mark Strasse THE SHINS
3. Ruin CAT POWER
4. Laura BAT FOR LASHES
5. Claire De Lune FLIGHT FACILITIES

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Radiohead
2. Neil Young
3. Tame Impala
4. Paul Kelly
5. Flume

BEST WEBSITE

1. studioworkshops.com
2. bom.gov.au/wa
3. feedingthechooks.com
4. tameimpala.tumblr.com
5. guardian.co.uk

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Radiohead
2. Sigur Ros
3. Girls
4. My Morning Jacket
5. Bonnie Prince Billy

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Necks
2. Paul Kelly
3. Goodnight Tiger
4. Mei Saraswati
5. The Panics

BEST TV SHOW

1. Breaking Bad
2. Bored To Death
3. Boardwalk Empire
4. Champions League Final
5. Mad Men

BEST MOVIE

1. Argo
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. Holy Motors
5. Savages

2012 HIGHLIGHT

The pool at the house in L'Isle sur la Sorgue.

2013 PREDICTION

Surely not Abbott as PM. Surely.