The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Carley Hall

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. CW Stoneking - Gon’ Boogaloo
2. Mariachi El Bronx - III
3. Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion
4. Teeth & Tongue - Grids
5. Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom
6. Shihad - FVEY
7. Dan Sultan - Blackbird
8. Skindred - Kill The Power
9. Greenthief - Voyage
10. Liz Green - Haul Away

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. The Occupants - Streets
2. The Bennies - Highrider
3. Meg Mac - Roll Up Sleeves
4. The Amity Affliction - Pittsburgh
5. East - Old Age

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Violent Soho
2. The Amity Affliction
3. Meg Mac
4. The Bennies
5. The Occupants

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Nine Inch Nails/Queens of The Stone Age
2. The Dillinger Escape Plan
3. The Bronx
4. Alice In Chains
5. Prong

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. CW Stoneking
2. Violent Soho
3. Karnivool
4. Dead Letter Circus
5. The Whitlams

TOP TV SHOW

1. Sonic Highways
2. Gotham
3. Veep
4. The Killing Field
5. Have You Been Paying Attention?

TOP MOVIE

1. Gone Girl
2. This Is The End
3. The LEGO Movie
4. The Fault In Our Stars
5. The Trip To Italy

TOP WEBSITE

1. Music Feeds
2. Imgur
3. The Drum
4. Double J
5. Heavy & Weird

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

The rise of very young and very talented female artists such as Airling, Meg Mac and East, among others, has been a treat for the ears and rewarding to see.