The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Sky Kirkham

Top Ten Albums
1.  James Blake  -  Overgrown
2.  Chelsea Wolfe  -  Pain Is Beauty
3.  65daysofstatic  -  Wild Light
4.  Darkside  -  Psychic
5.  Apparat  -  Krieg Und Frieden (Music For Theatre)
6.  Ludovico Einaudi  -  In A Time Lapse
7.  Dessa  -  Parts Of Speech
8.  Grouper  -  The Man Who Died In His Boat
9.  Tim Hecker  -  Virgins
10.  Julia Holter  -  Loud City Song

Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
1.  Diamond Version  -  EP1-5
2.  Nils Frahm  -  Spaces
3.  Hazards Of Swimming Naked – In The Studio

Top Five Songs
1.  James Blake  -  I Am Sold
2.  The Weeknd  -  Kiss Land
3.  Dessa  -  The Lamb
4.  Chelsea Wolfe  -  Feral Love
5.  Apparat  -  44 (Noise Version)

Artist Of The Year
1.  Tim Hecker
2.  James Blake
3.  65daysofstatic
4.  Darkside
5.  Olafur Arnalds

Best Five International Artist Performances  
1.  Tim Hecker
2.  65daysofstatic
3.  Francisco Lopez
4.  Mount Eerie
5.  The Tallest Man On Earth

Best Five Australian Artist Performances  
1.  Hazards of Swimming Naked
2.  Sleepmakeswaves
3.  Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
4.  Ghost Notes
5.  Tincture
 
Top Five Films
1.  Amour
2.  The Act Of Killing
3.  Before Midnight
4.  Stoker
5.  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

 Top Five Websites
1.  The Guardian Australia
2.  Bandcamp
3.  XLR8R
4.  Boomkat
5.  Twitter

The Highlight Of 2013
Visiting Tokyo

Prediction For 2014
A slow, but steady lessening of major festivals in Australia