1. GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA
Somebody That I Used To Know
Creepy, lamenting pop genius. [youtube]8UVNT4wvIGY[/youtube]
2. MOUNTAIN STATIC
Warning Song
Simon Gibbs of Tic Tac Tokyo juxtaposes voice and rhythm to create a stirring, evocative track where angular punk meets a kind of wailing world folk aesthetic. Ah-mazing.
3. LIAM FINN
Cold Feet
An impossibly likeable tune with a slapping chorus and a radiant finale. If Split Enz were still writing, and flush with youthful enthusiasm, this is probably how they’d sound. [youtube]LeozOgS8t7E[/youtube]
4. SNOWMAN
Hyena
Dark, agitated art rock from the sadly departed Perth-born collective. [youtube]0lb13PZMxTM[/youtube]
5. BIG SCARY
Mix Tape
Naïve, disconsolate and explosive – a song that shudders between youthful enthusiasm and world weary irony. [youtube]HS3lQSOVEL8[/youtube]
6. BOY & BEAR
Milk & Sticks
Whomping country folk that breaks into grand stadium rock – an epic single from an excellent album. [youtube]BI5LD8qVXgQ[/youtube]
7. GRAVEYARD TRAIN
Dead Folk Dance
A stomping, rabble-rousing track from the local skiffle folk heroes. [youtube]D9qoF9s7IoA[/youtube]
8. BOY IN A BOX
The Longest Road
Walks a respectable line between fist-pumping commercial rock and wry indie nostalgia – Soundwave-ready, stadium compatible, also good for karaoke. [youtube]fmVHBrhvSAg[/youtube]
9. GOSTELERADIO
Odyssey
Yet another glimmering, golden gem from the dreamy Melbourne three-piece, a light and breezy love song in Beach Boys’ harmony that will instantly transport you to some sun-kissed, palm-dressed idyll. [youtube]4OAC8gr-46U[/youtube]
10. LOON LAKE
I Loved You Then
A raw, rhythm and blues-driven lament with Strokes-style clipped guitar chords that blossoms in an angsty, infectious chorus.
Honourables:
Mark The Day LAURA, Mermaids JINJA SAFARI, Wishingbone WINTER PEOPLE, Diamonds DANCING HEALS, Dollarhyde RECKLESS VAGINA, All I Know EAGLE AND THE WORM, Don Juan COLLARBONES.
