The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Brendan Hitchens

 Top Ten Albums
 1.  Direct Hit!  -  Brainless God
 2.  The Smith Street Band  -  Don't Fuck With Our Dreams EP
 3.  The Bennies  -  Rainbows In Space
 4.  RVIVR  -  The Beauty Between
 5.  Off With Their Heads  -  Home
 6.  Bed Wettin' Bad Boys  -  Ready For Boredom
 7.  Mixtapes  -  Ordinary Silence
 8.  The Bronx  -  IV
 9.  The Story So Far  -  What You Don't See
 10.  The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  -  Whenever, If Ever
 
 Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
 1.  The Menzingers/Bouncing Souls  -  Split 7"
 2.  Various Artists  -  Restless Years: Volume One
 3.  Andrew Jackson Jihad  -  Live At The Crescent Ballroom
 
 Top Five Songs
 1.  The Smith Street Band  -  Ducks Fly Together
 2.  The Bennies  -  My Bike
 3.  Pond  -  Xanman
 4.  Direct Hit!  -  The World Is Ending (No One Cares)
 5.  Courtney Barnett  -  Avant Gardener

 
 Artist Of The Year
 1.  Snoop Lion
 2.  The Smith Street Band
 3.  Bed Wettin' Bad Boys
 4.  Courtney Barnett
 5.  Pond
 
 Best Five International Artist Performances 
 1.  No Bunny
 2.  Joyce Manor
 3.  OFF!
 4.  Lucero
 5.  Lawrence Arms
 
 Best Five Australian Artist Performances 
 1.  Paul Kelly
 2.  The Bennies
 3.  Smith Street Band
 4.  Royal Headache
 5.  The Gooch Palms
 
 Top Five TV Shows  
 1.  Footy Classified
 2.  AFL360
 3.  On The Couch
 4.  Open Mike
 5.  After The Bounce
 
 Top Five Films
 1.  Blackfish
 2.  Filmage - The Story Of The Descendents/All
 3.  The Internship
 4.  Captain Phillips
 5.  Gravity
 
  Top Five Websites
 1.  Punk News
 2.  Bombshellzine
 3.  Bad Sandwich Chronicles
 4.  If You Make It
 5.  Mess And Noise
 
 The Highlight Of 2013
 the self-capitulation of Black Flag.
 
 Prediction For 2014
 Ska revival 2014