The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Emmeline Peterson

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
2. Velociraptor - Velociraptor
3. DZ Deathrays - Black Rat
4. Die Antwoord - Donker Mag
5. Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow
6. The Growlers - Chinese Fountain
7. Ty Segall - Manipulator
8. Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World
9. Liars - Mess
10. Straight Arrows - Rising

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Chicks Who Love Guns - The Deep End
2. Mac Demarco - Passing Out Pieces
3. Velociraptor - Ramona
4. The Growlers - Chinese Fountain
5. Beyoncé - Drunk In Love

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Chicks Who Love Guns
2. Deep Sea Arcade
3. Mac Demarco
4. The Growlers
5. Drake

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Growlers
2. Mac Demarco
3. Arctic Monkeys
4. Parquet Courts
5. Liars

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Deep Sea Arcade
2. Velociraptor
3. Jeremy Neale
4. Bloods
5. Violent Soho

TOP TV SHOW

1. Game Of Thrones
2. Regular Show
3. Adventure Time
4. Orange Is The New Black
5. Bob's Burgers

TOP MOVIE

1. Obvious Child
2. The Babadook
3. Whiplash
4. Gone Girl
5. Predestination

TOP WEBSITE

1. Hot Mosh
2. Brown Cardigan
3. Daily Life
4. Netflix
5. Nick Reboot

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Seeing so many people willing to put on amazing events despite the risks, eg Junkyard Festival, Blurst Of Times, The Mess Up, Visions. It's this stuff that keeps the scene alive.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

More women involved in punk and rock bands and not being seen by audiences and critics as 'the token girl'. It's about time.