Dylan Stewart loved Japandroids in 2012, plus The xx and Major Lazer.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. Celebration Rock JAPANDROIDS
2. Coexist THE XX
3. Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
4. Reign Of Terror SLEIGH BELLS
5. Leave Your Soul To Science SOMETHING FOR KATE
6. Tramp SHARON VAN ETTEN
7. An Awesome Wave ALT-J
8. Sweet Sour BAND OF SKULLS
9. Ill Manors PLAN B
10. Tough Love PULLED APART BY HORSES
SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Angels THE XX
2. The House That Heaven Built JAPANDROIDS
3. Get Free MAJOR LAZER
4. Elephant TAME IMPALA
5. Open RHYE
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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. Japandroids
2. Alt-J
3. Frank Ocean
4. Rhye
5. The Smith Street Band
BEST WEBSITE
1. facebook.com
2. twitter.com
3. brooklynvegan.com
4. theage.com.au
5. spinner.ca
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE
1. Major Lazer
2. Kanye West
3. Sigur Ros
4. Miike Snow
5. Bon Iver
BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE
1. Seekae
2. Kingswood
3. Naysayer & Gilsun
4. Money For Rope
5. Sheriff
BEST TV SHOW
1. Breaking Bad
2. Parks & Recreation
3. Dexter
4. Homeland
5. A Moody Christmas
BEST MOVIE
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. American Reunion
3. Project X
2012 HIGHLIGHT
Venues come and venues go. The Aussie live music scene lives on.
2013 PREDICTION
Punters getting sick of festivals not allowing headline bands to do sideshows. Looking at you, Laneway!