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Writer's Poll - Matt O'Neill

2012 was a mixed bag for Matt O'Neill with Killing Joke, The 2 Bears and The Presets amongst his faves.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. MMXII KILLING JOKE
2. Be Strong THE 2 BEARS
3. Pacifica THE PRESETS
4. Cancer For Cure EL-P
5. Life Is Good NAS
6. Sunshine State EDWARD GUGLIELMINO & THE SHOW
7. Stunt Rhythms TWO FINGERS
8. Evolve Or Be Extinct WILEY
9. Museum BALL PARK MUSIC
10. HyperParadise HERMITUDE

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Blue Lines: 2012 Mix/Master MASSIVE ATTACK
2. It's All Fun & Games, Vol. 1 WILEY
3. XLR8R Podcast Mix DEADBEAT

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Stories For Boys MINUIT
2. My Kind Of Love EMELI SANDE
3. Heatwave WILEY
4. Tinderbox VIOLENT SOHO
5. Diamond Trade SHAPESHIFTER

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Minuit
2. Wiley
3. Blunt Instrument
4. The Presets
5. Garbage

BEST WEBSITE

1. cracked.com
2. facebook.com
3. twitter.com
4. wikipedia.org
5. thequietus.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Aphex Twin
2. Dan Deacon
3. Sven Vath
4. Shapeshifter
5. Douglas Quin

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Necks
2. Topology
3. Lawrence English
4. Mr Maps
5. Ball Park Music

BEST TV SHOW

1. Sherlock
2. The Good Wife
3. Castle
4. Doctor Who
5. Damages

BEST MOVIE

1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Dark Knight Rise
3. The Avengers
4. Argo
5. Skyfall

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Chilling naked at ABC studios with Spencer Howson and/or falling in love. Close call.

2013 PREDICTION

The death of street press. Subsequent influx of music journo zombies. Onlookers die in hipstapocalypse.