Writer's Poll - Guido Farnell

1. Bloom BEACH HOUSE
2. Shrines PURITY RING
3. World Music GOAT
4. Kill For Love CHROMATICS
5. Ekstasis JULIA HOLTER
6. One Second Of Love NITE JEWEL
7. The Return Of Love WOOLFY VS PROJECTIONS
8. Circles MOON DUO
9. Heavy Electrics EAT LIGHTS BECOME LIGHTS
10. Endless Flowers CROCODILES

1. EPs & Rarities 1988 - 1991 MY BLOODY VALENTINE
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
3. We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head SWANS

1. Little Girl SPIRITUALIZED
2. Crossing (Andrew Weatherall Remix) WOODEN SHJIPS
3. Cochon Ville (Dimitri From Paris Erodiscomix) SEBASTIEN TELLIER
4. Party Pill In India (Psychemagik Remix) THE TIME & SPACE MACHINE
5. Kindred BURIAL

1. Beach House
2. Grimes
3. Purity Ring
4. Julia Holter
5. Bat For Lashes

1. themusic.com.au
2. freepussyriot.org
3. vice.com
4. iwastesomuchtime.com
5. yyyyyyy.info

1. Mark Lanegan
2. Antony & The Johnsons
3. Erykah Badu
4. The Specials
5. Goblin

1. Pond
2. The Bombay Royale
3. The Bamboos
4. Dirty Three
5. Ned Collette

1. My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
2. I Will Survive
3. Brynne
4. Hoarders
5. Undercover Princes

1. No
2. The Master
3. Reality
4. Elefante Blanco
5. 7 Days In Havana

Whether it was chilling at Golden Plains or getting blind at The Pogues gig, all the great music that 2012 brought was the highlight of this year.

Kate Middleton will have a baby and it seems that there will be a Federal election too.