The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Cate Summers

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
2. Taylor Swift - 1989
3. St Vincent – St Vincent
4. SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land
5. James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical
6. The Preatures - Blue Planet Eyes
7. Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
8. Warpaint - Warpaint
9. Hurray For The Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes
10. FKA Twigs - LP1

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. James Vincent McMorrow - Cavalier
2. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
3. Glass Animals - Gooey
4. SBTRKT - New Dorp. New York
5. TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Courtney Barnett
2. Sharon Van Etten
3. Taylor Swift
4. Little May
5. James Vincent McMorrow

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Amanda Palmer
2. Iron & Wine
3. The National
4. Grizzly Bear
5. James Vincent McMorrow

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Courtney Barnett
2. Sticky Fingers
3. Monument
4. Little May
5. DMA's

TOP TV SHOW

1. The Missing
2. Upper Middle Bogan
3. The Comeback
4. Orange Is The New Black
5. The Blacklist

TOP MOVIE

1. The Hundred-Foot Journey
2. Gone Girl
3. What We Do In The Shadows
4. Annabelle
5. Step Up 5: All In

TOP WEBSITE

1. Twitter
2. Tumblr
3. Narratively
4. Brooklyn Vegan
5. BuzzFeed

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Taylor Swift just dominating everything.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Fingers crossed for Robyn finally touring down under, a new PM and more Lorde on South Park.