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Writer's Poll - Madeleine Laing

Jeremy Neale and the Dirty Projectors were some of Madeleine Laing's faves in 2012.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The World Warriors VELOCIRAPTOR
2. Swing Lo Magellan DIRTY PROJECTORS
3. Tramp SHARON VAN ETTEN
4. Sad Summer Hits TEXAS TEA
5. Celebration Rock JAPANDROIDS
6. Shields GRIZZLY BEAR
7. Bored Nothing BORED NOTHING
8. Total Loss HOW TO DRESS WELL
9. Midnight Mirage DO THE ROBOT
10. Bloodstreams DZ DEATHRAYS

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era VARIOUS
2. Rumours Revisted VARIOUS
3. Adult Swim Singles Program VARIOUS

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Darlin JEREMY NEALE
2. Gun Has No Trigger DIRTY PROJECTORS
3. Alice DICK DIVER
4. I Don't Write No Sad Songs TEXAS TEA
5. The Walk On By VELOCIRAPTOR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Jeremy Neale
2. Fergus Miller
3. Fiona Apple
4. James X. Boyd
5. Alexander Gow

BEST WEBSITE

1. pedestrian.tv/jobs
2. twitter.com
3. soundcloud.com
4. thevine.com.au
5. whothehell.net

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Beck
2. Stephen Malkmus
3. St Vincent
4. Thurston Moore
5. Grizzly Bear

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Velociraptor
2. Twerps
3. Straight Arrows
4. Violent Soho
5. Texas Tea

BEST TV SHOW

1. The Walking Dead
2. Game Of Thrones
3. Problems
4. The Hamster Wheel
5. Laid

BEST MOVIE

1. Looper
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Avengers
4. Cabin In The Woods
5. Skyfall

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Finally being in the same room as Stephen Malkmus.

2013 PREDICTION

Jeremy Neale is releasing and album and it's going to be a pure pop delight.