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Writer's Poll - Chris Familton

Neil Young, Father John Misty and Suzy Connolly won Chris Familton over in 2012.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Night Larks SUZY CONNOLLY
2. Fear Fun FATHER JOHN MISTY
3. Hard Rubbish LOWER PLENTY
4. Psychedelic Pill NEIL YOUNG
5. Mr. M LAMBCHOP
6. The Sparrow LAWRENCE ARABIA
7. Between The Times And The Tides LEE RANALDO
8. I Bet On Sky DINOSAUR JR.
9. Outlands DEEP SEA ARCADE
10. I Hope I'm Not A Monster CHARLIE HORSE

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. XX RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
2. Country Funk 1969-1975 VARIOUS
3. A Victim of Stars: 1982-2012 DAVID SYLVIAN

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Slume REGULAR JOHN
2. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings FATHER JOHN MISTY
3. Walk Like A Giant NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE
4. Nice Without Mercy LAMBCHOP
5. Dead Roses CHARLIE HORSE

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Neil Young
2. Lee Ranaldo
3. J Mascis
4. Ty Segall
5. Lambchop

BEST WEBSITE

1. facebook.com
2. pitchfork.com
3. thequietus.com
4. themusic.com.au
5. fasterlouder.com.au

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Afghan Whigs
2. Shihad
3. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
4. Kurt Wagner
5. The Horrors

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Dirty Three
2. Regular John
3. The Mess Hall
4. The City Lights
5. Charlie Horse

BEST TV SHOW

1. Breaking Bad
2. Justified
3. The Walking Dead
4. Treme
5. Mad Men

BEST MOVIE

1. Shihad: Beautiful Machine
2. Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Marley
5. Moonrise Kingdom

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Neil Young releasing two albums, a memoir, an Australian tour announcement and a new high-end digital music format.

2013 PREDICTION

A battle for market share between the music streaming platforms.