The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Tom Hersey

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Fucked Up - Glass Boys
2. Eyehategod - Eyehategod
3. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
4. NehruvianDOOM - NehruvianDOOM
5. The Austerity Program - Beyond Calculation
6. J Mascis - Tied To A Star
7. PUP - PUP
8. Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio
9. Scott Walker & Sunn O))) - Soused
10. La Dispute - Rooms Of The House

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Fucked Up - Sun Glass
2. Fucked Up - Paper the House
3. Run the Jewels - Twin Hype Back
4. PUP - Never Try
5. Mark Lanegan Band - No Bells on Sunday

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Fucked Up
2. MF DOOM
3. Pig Destroyer
4. Jesu
5. Shellac

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Monster Magnet
2. Vista Chino
3. Ghost B.C.
4. The Dillinger Escape Plan
5. Neurosis

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. I Exist
2. Violent Soho
3. The Smith Street Band
4. Cosmic Psychos
5. The Bennies

TOP TV SHOW

1. The Amazing Race
2. Kroll Show
3. True Detective
4. Silicon Valley
5. New Girl

TOP MOVIE

1. Only Lovers Left Alive
2. Boyhood
3. Godzilla
4. 20,000 Days on Eartha
5. The Double

TOP WEBSITE

1. Google
2. Wikipedia
3. Facebook
4. The A.V. Club
5. theMusic.com.au

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Escaping the struggle.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Fucked Up touring and absolutely killing it. Mega festivals making less money but still existing. A full Wu-Tang Clan Australian tour - please Jesus, I don't ask for much from you.