The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Mitch Knox

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
2. Foxing - The Albatross
3. The Hotelier - Home, Like NoPlace Is There
4. Tiny Moving Parts - Pleasant Living
5. Braid - No Coast
6. Mogwai - Rave Tapes
7. Kittyhawk - Hello, Again
8. Free Throw - Those Days Are Gone
9. Zookeeper - Pink Chalk
10. Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - A Keepsake
2. Foxing - The Medic
3. The Hotelier - Your Deep Rest
4. Sisyphus - Rhythm Of Devotion
5. Tiny Moving Parts - Always Focused

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
2. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)
3. Mineral
4. Portugal. The Man
5. Braid

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Portugal. The Man
2. Future Islands
3. Childish Gambino
4. Interpol
5. Foals

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Seekae
2. Violent Soho
3. SAFIA
4. DZ Deathrays
5. The Church

TOP TV SHOW

1. The Flash
2. You're The Worst
3. BoJack Horseman
4. Arrow
5. Gotham

TOP MOVIE

1. Guardians Of The Galaxy
2. The LEGO Movie
3. 22 Jump Street
4. Interstellar
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

TOP WEBSITE

1. Tumblr
2. Reddit
3. Imgur
4. Twitter
5. YouTube

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Interviewing Austin St John, the original Red Power Ranger, and finding out that Mineral - who were seminal heroes of my angst-ridden late adolescence - will be touring Australia next year.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Constant complaints, mostly from me, that the world looks pretty much nothing like what we were promised in Back To The Future Part II.