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

Writer's Poll - Danielle O'Donohue

The Dirty Three did it for Danielle O'Donohue this past year.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Toward The Low Sun DIRTY THREE
2. Coexist THE XX
3. The Seventh Passenger SIETTA
4. The Winter I Chose Happiness CLARE BOWDITCH
5. Double Natural BOOMGATES
6. Little Broken Hearts NORAH JONES
7. Handwritten GASLIGHT ANTHEM
8. Zoo CEREMONY
9. Algiers CALEXICO
10. Dark Black KRISTINA TRAIN

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Merrily We Roll Along CAST RECORDING
2. The Sapphires OST VARIOUS
3. Bring It On CAST RECORDING

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. You Make Me Happy CLARE BOWDITCH
2. Battle Scars GUY SEBASTIAN
3. Ill Manors PLAN B
4. Hold On ALABAMA SHAKES
5. Dark Black KRISTINA TRAIN

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Dirty Three
2. Clare Bowditch
3. Jessica Mauboy
4. Royal Headache
5. Thursday

BEST WEBSITE

1. grantland.com
2. elefanttraks.com/drseuss
3. everydaysexism.com
4. vulture.com
5. televisionwithoutpity.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Pogues
2. Emmylou Harris
3. Janelle Monae
4. Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
5. Kurt Wagner

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Dirty Three
2. Elefant Traks vs Dr Seuss
3. Cold Chisel
4. Trial Kennedy
5. Boomgates

BEST TV SHOW

1. Games Of Thrones
2. Justified
3. Downton Abbey
4. Redfern Now
5. Revenge

BEST MOVIE

1. Looper
2. Beasts Of The Southern Wild
3. The Avengers
4. Brave
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Julia Gillard's misogyny speech and Jon Stewart's Chaos On Bullshit Mountain monologue.

2013 PREDICTION

In 2013, 20,000 Sydneysiders will have a great day at the second annual Community Cup.