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The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Pete Laurie

Pete Laurie

Freelancer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
  2. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
  3. Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin
  4. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
  5. The Both - The Both
  6. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End
  7. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
  8. Weird Al Yankovic - Mandatory Fun
  9. AC/DC - Rock Or Bust
  10. The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
  2. Bob Mould - I Don't Know You Anymore
  3. Jack White - Lazaretto
  4. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
  5. The Hold Steady - I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  1. Drive-By Truckers
  2. Primus
  3. Nancy Vandal
  4. Weird Al Yankovic
  5. The Bronx

TOP TV SHOW

  1. Fargo
  2. Boardwalk Empire
  3. Justified
  4. True Detective
  5. Nashville

TOP MOVIE

  1. The Wolf Of Wall Street
  2. Gone Girl
  3. Boyhood
  4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  5. The Rover

TOP WEBSITE

  1. The A.V Club
  2. Vulture
  3. theMusic.com.au
  4. The Dissolve
  5. Fox Sports Australia

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

It might not be the best album of the year, it might not be the best album by this band, but hearing AC/DC deliver something way above average in 2014 with Rock Or Bust was a great surprise.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Hopefully Drive-By Truckers tour Australia.