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Writer's Poll - Brad Armstrong

Brad Armstrong got in touch with his spiritual side in 2012.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Sweet Heart Sweet Light SPIRITUALIZED
2. The Seer SWANS
3. Big Time BITCH PREFECT
4. Swing Lo Magellan DIRTY PROJECTORS
5. Toward The Low Sun DIRTY THREE
6. Heartbreaking Bravery MOONFACE WITH SINAI
7. Allejuah! Don't Bend! Ascend! GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
8. Sun DREAMTIME
9. Valtari SIGUR ROS
10. Commercial Music FABULOUS DIAMONDS

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian, Vol 2 VARIOUS
2. Loveless (reissue) MY BLOODY VALENTINE
3. Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition) CAN

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. So Long You Pretty Thing SPIRITUALIZED
2. Cunt Life PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS
3. Bad Decisions BITCH PREFECT
4. I Love The Living You (live Roky Erickson cover) JEFF MANGUM
5. Scene From a Marriage TOTAL CONTROL

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Spiritualized
2. Yo La Tengo
3. The Drones
4. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
5. Bitch Prefect

BEST WEBSITE

1. google.com.au
2. wikipedia.org
3. youtube.com
4. soundcloud.com
5. 4zzzfm.org.au

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Roky Erickson
2. Dan Deacon Ensemble
3. The Pogues
4. Xiu Xiu
5. Radiohead

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Dirty Three
2. The Drones
3. Total Control
4. Dreamtime
5. Scattered Order

BEST TV SHOW

1. Boardwalk Empire
2. The Walking Dead
3. Louis Theroux
4. Louis
5. Intervention

BEST MOVIE

1. Looper
2. End of Watch
3. J. Edgar
4. 50/50

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Always has, always will be Golden Plains... Maybe the 2013 ATP announcement?

2013 PREDICTION

Hopefully less alcohol so I can finish the 2013 end of year list much quicker.