The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Stephanie Liew

Top Ten Albums
1.  MIA  -  Matangi
2.  Kanye West  -  Yeezus
3.  James Blake  -  Overgrown
4.  Tegan And Sara  -  Heartthrob
5.  Janelle Monae  -  The Electric Lady
6.  Ariana Grande  -  Yours Truly
7.  Ngaiire  -  Lamentations
8.  Haim  -  Days Are Gone
9.  Vampire Weekend  -  Modern Vampires Of The City
10.  The National  -  Trouble Will Find Me

Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
1.  Various  -  Chillout Sessions XVI
2.  Various  -  Frances Ha (Music From The Motion Picture)
3.  Various  -  The Bling Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Top Five Songs
1.  James Blake  -  Retrograde
2.  Vampire Weekend  -  Diane Young
3.  Kanye West  -  Blood On The Leaves
4.  Blood Orange  -  Chamakay
5.  Janelle Monae (featuring Erykah Badu)  -  QUEEN

Artist Of The Year
1.  Kanye West
2.  MIA
3.  Janelle Monae
4.  Ngaiire
5.  Lorde

Best Five International Artist Performances  
1.  Beyonce
2.  Bat For Lashes
3.  Japandroids
4.  Tegan & Sara
5.  Purity Ring

Best Five Australian Artist Performances  
1.  Ngaiire
2.  Kirin J Callinan
3.  Royal Headache
4.  Bushwalking
5.  The Stevens

Top Five TV Shows   
1.  Breaking Bad
2.  Mad Men
3.  Game Of Thrones
4.  The Colbert Report
5.  Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Top Five Films
1.  Frances Ha
2.  The Act Of Killing
3.  Gravity
4.  Stoker
5.  Django Unchained

 Top Five Websites
1.  Letterboxd
2.  Pocket
3.  Rookie
4.  Soundcloud
5.  Read.Look.Think

The Highlight Of 2013
Gelato Messina opening in Melbourne. Passionate cultural critique re: feminism and race in film/music. Ezra Koenig's review of Drake's album. BEYONCE LIVE.

Prediction For 2014
My peers throwing more shade at Tony Abbott, less cultural appropriation and more ladies killin' it. I also see myself hanging out at Gelato Messina a LOT.