The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Christopher H James

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Aphex Twin - Syro
2. Lykke Li - I Never Learn
3. Swans - To Be Kind
4. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
5. Fennesz - Bécs
6. Mastodon - Once More ‘Round The Sun
7. Ben Frost - A U R O R A
8. VHS - Persistence Of Vision
9. Royal Blood - Royal Blood
10. The Bug - Angels & Devils

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Lykke Li - Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone
2. I See You - The Horrors
3. Swans - Bring the Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture
4. Caribou - Can't Do Without You
5. Ben Frost - Venter

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Aphex Twin
2. Lykke Li
3. Swans
4. Flying Lotus
5. Fennesz

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Public Enemy
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
3. High on Fire
4. Flying Lotus
5. Mastodon

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Love Junkies
2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
3. Tomas Ford
4. The Bombay Royale
5. Usurper Modern Medicine

TOP MOVIE

1. Boyhood
2. The Wind Rises
3. Whiplash
4. Dallas Buyers Club
5. These Final Hours

TOP WEBSITE

1. theMusic.com.au
2. Drowned In Sound
3. The Quietus
4. ABC
5. BBC

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Wearing my first ever piece of jewellery - it's a wedding ring!

PREDICTION FOR 2015

The privilege of marriage being extended to all Australians regardless of their sexual identity - more a hope than a prophecy, but I stand by it.