Writer's Poll - Adam Curley

29 December 2012 | 7:53 pm | Adam Curley

In 2012, Adam Curley channelled Frank Ocean.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Low Lights DEEP HEAT
2. Eating For Two SARAH MARY CHADWICK
3. Bored Nothing BORED NOTHING
4. The Peep Tempel THE PEEP TEMPEL
5. Burning Boy JOE MCKEE
6. Gold & Red NIKKO
7. New War NEW WAR
8. Life NO ZU
9. channel ORANGE  FRANK OCEAN
10. Sounds Of Our City EMMA RUSSACK

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Cut The World ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS
2. Lost Tapes Box Set CAN
3. Shuffle & Scrape: A Tribute To Blueline Medic VARIOUS

Don't miss a beat with our FREE daily newsletter

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Bad Religion FRANK OCEAN
2. I Knew You Were Trouble TAYLOR SWIFT
3. WIIW KIRIN J CALLINAN
4. On My Own CATCALL
5. Backseat Freestyle KENDRICK LAMAR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Frank Ocean
2. NO ZU
3. Grimes
4. Forces
5. The Peep Tempel

BEST WEBSITE

1. sethbogartisnaked.tumblr.com
2. bedroomsuckrecords.com
3. newyorker.com
4. nopantsnopants.com
5. collapseboard.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Antony & The Johnsons

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Bored Nothing
2. Gooch Palms
3. The Peep Tempel
4. Sarah Mary Chadwick
5. Nikko

BEST TV SHOW

1. Homeland
2. Girls
3. The Great Food Truck Race
4. 30 Rock
5. 1000 Ways To Die

BEST MOVIE

1. Beasts Of The Southern Wild
2. On The Road
3. Shame
4. Martha Marcy May Marlene
5. Wish You Were Here

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Sincerity and camp making sweet love.

2013 PREDICTION

More midlevel indie labels giving us psudo-feminist sexy times and claiming they don't know what they're doing.