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Writer's Poll - Andy Hazel

Andy Hazel looks back on his 2012 highlights.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Europe ALLO DARLIN
2. Bish Bosch SCOTT WALKER
3. Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death JAMES BLACKSHAW
4. Lonerism TAME IMPALA
5. Double Natural BOOMGATES
6. Instrumental Mixtape 2 CLAMS CASINO
7. Sweet Heart Sweet Light SPIRITUALIZED
8. Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
9. I Know What Love Isn't JENS LEKMAN
10. Palace Laundry RYAN STERLING

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Pasted Youth CLAG
2. Dreamin' Wild DONNIE AND JOE EMERSON
3. Bastards BJÖRK

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Kindred BURIAL
2. The Kids Were Wrong MEMORYHOUSE
3. Europe ALLO DARLIN
4. D-Minus STEP-PANTHER
5. I'm The Worst CATSUIT

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Twerps
2. Tully On Tully
3. Alpine
4. Boomgates
5. The Spinning Rooms

BEST WEBSITE

1. app.search.lib.unimelb.edu.au
2. messandnoise.com
3. soundcloud.com
4. icheckmovies.com
5. guardian.co.uk

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Prince
2. Los Campesinos!
3. Taylor Swift
4. Aphex Twin
5. Charles Bradley

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Lowtide
2. Twerps
3. Lost Animal
4. Kinch Kinski
5. Brous

BEST TV SHOW

1. Sherlock
2. Media Watch
3. Game of Thrones
4. The Adventures Of Gumball
5. Suits

BEST MOVIE

1. The Perks of Being A Wallflower
2. A Separation
3. A Royal Affair
4. Seven Psychopaths
5. Skyfall

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Too many highlights to name, but Chapter Music's 20th Birthday festival was an encapsulation of most of the musical ones.

2013 PREDICTION

More brilliant local music and more Australians to be totally ignorant of how privileged we are and how good it is.