The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Kane Sutton

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
2. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
3. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
4. Caribou - Our Love
5. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I'm In Your Mind Fuzz
6. Total Control - Typical System
7. Ex Hex – Rips
8. American Hi-Fi – Blood & Lemonade
9. Foxygen - ...And Star Power
10. FKA Twigs - LP1

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Adult Swim - Too Many Cooks
2. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
3. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes
4. The Hotelier - Your Deep Rest
5. Smallpools - Killer Whales

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
2. Parquet Courts
3. Violent Soho
4. The Smith Street Band
5. Ball Park Music

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Bastille
2. !!!
3. Hunx & His Punx
4. Parquet Courts
5. Balance & Composure

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Ball Park Music
2. Fucking Teeth
3. POND
4. Foxes
5. Doctopus

TOP TV SHOW

1. Game Of Thrones
2. Suits
3. AFL 360
4. Person Of Interest
5. House Of Cards

TOP MOVIE

1. The Wolf Of Wall Street
2. The LEGO Movie
3. Gone Girl
4. Guardians Of The Galaxy
5. 22 Jump Street

TOP WEBSITE

1. theMusic.com.au
2. Facebook
3. AFL
4. YouTube
5. Last.fm

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Getting chatty with bands backstage at Southbound!

PREDICTION FOR 2015

American Football announce an Australian tour and the country's '90s emo following floods the continent as they simultaneously burst into tears - happy or sad, it's all the same.