The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Dave Drayton

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Restorations - LP3
2. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
3. Lee Corey Oswald - Regards
4. Rescuer - Anxiety Answering
5. The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River
6. Ted Danson With Wolves - WWTDWWD?
7. Raccoon City Police Department - Nightlife
8. Xerxes - Collison Blonde
9. Meridian - The Cathedral
10. The Berkshire Hunting Club - Tayar

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Restorations - Seperate Songs
2. Lee Corey Oswald - Snowglobe
3. Max Stern - The Spins
4. Joyce Manor - End Of The Summer
5. DZ Deathrays - Ocean Exploder

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Restorations
2. Luca Brasi
3. The Smith Street Band
4. Erica Freas
5. Lemuria

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Lemuria
2. Max Stern
3. Erica Freas
4. The Front Bottoms
5. Russian Circles

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Mere Women
2. The Smith Street Band
3. Freakwave
4. Corpus
5. The Berkshire Hunting Club

TOP TV SHOW

1. Bob's Burgers
2. The Simpsons
3. First Contact
4. Nathan For You
5. Black Comedy

TOP MOVIE

1. Nightcrawler
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. The Wind Rises
4. Dallas Buyers Club
5. Blue Is The Warmest Colour

TOP WEBSITE

1. The Empire Of Atlantium
2. Twitter
3. Reddit
4. Bandcamp
5. YouTube

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Being privy to Slash's interpretation of the riff vs lick conundrum.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

The first dual guitar solo in space.