The Music Writer's Poll 2013: Josh Ramselaar

18 December 2013 | 8:47 am | Josh Ramselaar

The Smith Street Band are one of the best Aussie acts in 2013, according to Josh Ramselaar.

Top Ten Albums
 1.  Caves  -  Betterment
 2.  Grim Fandango  -  Flicker Noise
 3.  Dick Diver  -  Calendar Days
 4.  Apart From This  -  In Gloom
 5.  Restorations  -  LP2
 6.  Thee Oh Sees  -  Floating Coffin
 7.  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  -  Whenever, If Ever
 8.  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  -  Eyes Like The Sky
 9.  Ex Nuns  -  Absolution
 10.  The Drones  -  I See Seaweed
 
 Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
 1.  Sundials  -  Always Whatever (A Collection of Songs from 2009-2012)
2.  The Gifthorse  -  Collection
 3.  Daftside  -  Random Access Memories Memories
 
 Top Five Songs
 1.  The Bennies  -  Mushroom Tea
 2.  Grim Fandango  -  Garden Hose
 3.  Caves  -  <3 Koala
 4.  The Smith Street Band  -  Don't Fuck With Our Dreams
 5.  Ex Nuns  -  Absolution

 
 Artist Of The Year
 1.  The Smith Street Band
 2.  Grim Fandango
 3.  The Bennies
 4.  Caves
 5.  Harmony
 
 Best Five International Artist Performances 
 1.  Bomb The Music Industry!
 2.  Descendents
 3.  Thee Oh Sees
 4.  Cory Branan
 5.  Cheap Girls
 
 Best Five Australian Artist Performances 
 1.  The Bennies
 2.  The Smith Street Band
 3.  Harmony
 4.  Clowns
 5.  Dick Diver
 
 Top Five TV Shows  
 1.  Game Of Thrones
 2.  Parks and Recreation
 3.  Breaking Bad
 4.  It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
 5.  Workaholics
 
 Top Five Films
 1.  Gravity
 2.  This Is The End
 3.  Evil Dead
 4.  A Band Called Death
 5.  Monsters University
 
  Top Five Websites
 1.  Bandcamp
 2.  Music Approved By A Banana
 3.  Noisey
 4.  Jaded Punk
 5.  Twitter
 
 The Highlight Of 2013
 The Weekender. Mates everywhere and a punk show to commiserate the change in government
 
 Prediction For 2014
 Many an empty wallet after the Rolling Stones hit town