album of the year
- Hop Along — Painted Shut
- Carly Rae Jepsen — Emotion
- Courtney Barnett — Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
- Girlpool — Before The World Was Big
- Custard — Come Back, All Is Forgiven
- Jeff Rosenstock — We Cool?
- Gang Of Youths — The Positions
- Natalie Prass — Natalie Prass
- Born Ruffians — Ruff
- Beach House — Depression Cherry
song of the year
- Carly Rae Jepsen — When I Needed You
- SPORTS — Reality TV
- Babaganouj — Can't Stop
- Bully — Trying
- Speedy Ortiz — Raising The Skate
artist of the year
- Courtney Barnett
- Beach House
- Sports
- Jeff Rosenstock
- Jeremy Neale
international artist performance
- Jenny Lewis
- Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
- Pup
- They Might Be Giants
- St Vincent
australian artist performance
- Courtney Barnett
- Custard
- Babaganouj
- Oh Mercy
- Jeremy Neale
top tv show
- Nathan For You
- Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp
- Mad Men
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- BoJack Horseman
top movie
- It Follows
- Ex Machina
- The Lobster
- The Overnight
- Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
top website
- Discogs
- Letterboxd
- Bandcamp
- Junkee
- Cymbal
2015 highlight of the year
Seeing Custard, one of my all-time favourite bands, reform for an incredible tour and album.
prediction for 2016
After yet another round of strict and ineffective lockout laws, some ingenious local band will figure out a way to disguise themselves as pokies so that they're still allowed in Sydney venues.
