The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Chris Familton

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
2. Protomatyr - Under Color Of Official Right
3. Lucinda Williams - Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
4. The Delines - Colfax
5. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
6. Hurray For The Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes
7. Tiny Ruins - Brightly Painted One
8. The Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress
9. Little Bastard - Little Bastard
10. Infinity Broke - River Mirrors

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Peter Bibby - Hates My Boozin'
2. Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good
3. The Delines - I Won't Slip Up
4. Protomartyr - Maidenhead
5. Robert Scott - Your Lights Are Low

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Sun Kil Moon
2. Earth
3. Shihad
4. Neil Young
5. Lucinda Williams

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Ryan Bingham
2. The War On Drugs
3. Johnny Marr
4. The Delines
5. Anna Calvi

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Marlon Williams & Melody Pool
2. Donny Benet
3. Infinity Broke
4. Lost Ragas
5. Bad//Dreems

TOP TV SHOW

1. True Detective
2. Fargo
3. Justified
4. The Walking Dead
5. Nashville

TOP MOVIE

1. Only Lovers Left Alive
2. Mistaken For Strangers
3. Super Duper Alice Cooper
4. Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts
5. 20,000 Days On Earth

TOP WEBSITE

1. Facebook
2. Rdio
3. SoundCloud
4. All Music
5. YouTube

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Neil Young releasing multiple albums, another memoir and a hi-res music player.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

More crowdfunding, more vinyl, more merch.