Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Writer's Poll - Mat Lee

Mat Lee reflects on a year full of Coldplay, Radiohead and The Temper Trap.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The Temper Trap THE TEMPER TRAP
2. Babel MUMFORD & SONS
3. Port Of Morrow THE SHINS
4. Fear Fun FATHER JOHN MISTY
5. Blunderbuss JACK WHITE
6. Shields GRIZZLY BEAR
7. Rhythm And Repose GLEN HANSARD
8. Here EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
9. The Heist MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
10. Adventures In Your Own Backyard PATRICK WATSON

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The Procession: 10 Years Of Dew Process DEW PROCESS
2. triple j – Like A Version, Vol. 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS
3. Fifty Big Ones – Greatest Hits THE BEACH BOYS

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Simple Song THE SHINS
2. Trembling Hands THE TEMPER TRAP
3. Lover Of The Light MUMFORD & SONS
4. Need Your Love THE TEMPER TRAP
5. Only Son Of A Ladies' Man FATHER JOHN MISTY

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Radiohead
2. The Temper Trap
3. Mumford & Sons
4. The Shins
5. Coldplay

BEST WEBSITE

1. facebook.com
2. instagram.com
3. triplejunearthed.com
4. tumblr.com
5. indieshuffle.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Coldplay
2. Radiohead
3. Bon Iver
4. The Beach Boys
5. Sigur Ros

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Temper Trap
2. Gypsy & The Cat
3. Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp
4. Sarah Blasko
5. The Preatures

BEST TV SHOW

1. New Girl
2. WWE Raw
3. WWE Smackdown
4. The Slap
5. The Voice

BEST MOVIE

1. Seven Psychopaths
2. My Week With Marilyn
3. Argo
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. The Artist

2012 HIGHLIGHT

A tie: Coachella weekend one and Coldplay's stunningly extravagant rendition of Fix You at Allianz Stadium.

2013 PREDICTION

Radiohead will release a phenomenal and groundbreaking new record towards the end of 2013 – we can all dream.