The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Adrienne Downes

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The Kooks - Listen
2. Ásgeir - In The Silence
3. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
4. Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
5. Foster The People - Supermodel
6. Warpaint - Warpaint
7. Cloud Control - Dream Cave Unplugged
8. Flight Facilities - Down To Earth
9. James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical
10. The Antlers - Familiars

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. The Kooks - Down
2. Ásgeir - Kings & Crosses
3. James Vincent McMorrow - Cavalier
4. The Antlers - Palace
5. Walk The Moon - Walk The Moon

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Ásgeir
2. Meg Mac
3. James Vincent McMorrow
4. Sara Bareilles
5. Solange

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Arcade Fire
2. Okkervil River
3. The 1975
4. Lady Gaga
5. Justin Timberlake

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Meg Mac
2. Peking Duck
3. Sheppard
4. Sia
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer

TOP TV SHOW

1. Game Of Thrones
2. Suits
3. Archer
4. Orange Is The New Black
5. Gotham

TOP MOVIE

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2. The LEGO Movie
3. Divergent
4. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
5. 22 Jump Street

TOP WEBSITE

1. BuzzFeed
2. Vice
3. theMusic.com.au
4. Pilerats
5. Digg

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

The internet didn't break from Kim K's butt...

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Simplicity. The beauty of music, fashion and trends will be found in simplicity.