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The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Ben Preece

Ben Preece

Freelancer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. St Vincent - St Vincent
  2. Beck - Morning Phase
  3. FKA Twigs - LP1
  4. Caribou - Our Love
  5. #1 Dads - About Face
  6. Jungle - Jungle
  7. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
  8. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
  9. Kelis - Food
  10. Royal Blood - Royal Blood

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
  2. Jack White - Lazaretto
  3. Ásgeir - King & Cross
  4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Hot Wax
  5. Ecca Vandal - White Flag

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  1. FKA Twigs
  2. St. Vincent
  3. Jack White
  4. Glass Animals
  5. Jungle

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. St Vincent
  2. Lauryn Hill
  3. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
  4. OutKast
  5. Arctic Monkeys

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. Meg Mac
  2. Holy Holy
  3. Violent Soho
  4. The Church
  5. The Love Junkies

TOP TV SHOW

  1. The Walking Dead
  2. Game Of Thrones
  3. True Detective
  4. House Of Cards
  5. Orange Is The New Black

TOP MOVIE

  1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  2. Gone Girl
  3. Interstellar
  4. Boyhood
  5. Fury

TOP WEBSITE

  1. triple j Unearthed
  2. Google
  3. Facebook
  4. Twitter
  5. 9Gag