Writer's Poll - Dan Condon

21 December 2012 | 11:46 am | Dan Condon

Prince was the man for our Dan Condon.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Locked Down DR JOHN
2. Lonerism TAME IMPALA
3. Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
4. OFF! OFF!
5. The World Warriors VELOCIRAPTOR
6. Americana NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE
7. Old Ideas LEONARD COHEN
8. The Tempest BOB DYLAN
9. Open Your Heart THE MEN
10. Plays Fats LIL BAND O' GOLD

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions BILLY BRAGG & WILCO
2. Quiet Heart: The Best Of The Go-Betweens THE GO-BETWEENS
3. A Different Kind of Blues VARIOUS

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SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Call Me Maybe CARLY RAE JEPSEN
2. Tinderbox VIOLENT SOHO
3. Comeback Kid SLEIGH BELLS
4. Participant No. 91 THE GOOCH PALMS
5. Six Directions Of Boxing WU-TANG CLAN

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Prince
2. Azealia Banks
3. Jeremy Neale
4. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5. DZ Deathrays

BEST WEBSITE

1. themusic.com.au
2. twitter.com
3. bonappetit.com
4. theroar.com.au
5. slate.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Prince
2. The Pogues
3. Chic
4. Endless Boogie
5. Refused

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Dirty Three
2. Icehouse
3. Regurgitator
4. DZ Deathrays
5. Cold Chisel

BEST TV SHOW

1. Louie
2. Parks And Recreation
3. The Office
4. Cash Cowboys
5. Fox Sports News

BEST MOVIE

1. Searching For Sugar Man
2. Stories Of Me
3. Katy Perry: Part Of Me
4. Tower Heist
5. I only saw four films this year. Two sucked.

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Prince performing a blistering after-show set at The Hi-Fi after his first Brisbane show.

2013 PREDICTION

I will start a new dance craze that sweeps the nation.