Top 25 Songs of 2016 (So Far)

Can you believe it's June already? Where does the time go? I'll tell you where it goes... lots of research into Game of Thrones theories, cat videos, seeing if there's new Snap Chat selfie filters and complaining that it's too hot/too cold in Australia. Mostly that it's too hot. We do however try to make as much time as we can to listen to the best new music going around. We think we do a pretty good job and so, as we do each June, we let you know what our 25 favourite songs of the year have been so far. 2016 has already been an incredible year for acts both established and emerging, from Australia and abroad and across all genres. Yes, especially gospel hard rap. It's a thing, look it up. While you might call us biased, we've got to say that the world's best music is coming out of Australia this year. In fact, Australian artists make up 21 of the 25 songs listed below. And what are these songs? Why waste your time with more small talk? Let's get to the music!

TOP 25 SONGS OF 2016 (SO FAR)

10 FEET TALL

by OKENYO

She swore she'd never play that hand,

But she's stuck.

A LOVE SONG

by Ladyhawke

 It all began innocent as love could be,

In every word you gave it all to me.

BURN THE WITCH

by Radiohead

This is a round up,

This is a low flying panic attack. 

DIGGIN

by Ngaiire

But here you found me with a shovel in my hand

Faking innocence.

  

DON'T LOOK

by Machine Age

But I'm afraid of losing all that I've got,

It's clear to me that I don't think we'd get far.

END OF TIME

by Ecca Vandal

You're testing my faith, feel I should run but I'll,

Stay 'til the end, 'til the end times out...

FADING

by Two People

Throw things around 'til the walls fall down,

And I fall out, and I fall out.

  

FEEL MY LOVE

by Phebe Starr

Please be kind, you know I love you,

But my heart is blind.

FOR GOOD

by Remi ft. Sampa The Great

Where's your self esteem, gorgeous?

Did it go when I told you that I was a cheat, gorgeous?

FORMATION

by Beyonce

Earned all this money but they never take the country out me,

I got hot sauce in my bag, swag.

HAPPIER

by Miami

It's too hard to know what you're thinking,

And I'm only thinking of you.

HONEST

by Little Earthquake

Why can't you be honest?

Why can't you be honest with me?

HOUSE ON A ROCK

by Ngaiire

Living on I love you's and recycled prayers.

LOST
by Ariela Jacobs





Everywhere I go, it's hurting me to know,
It's not the right thing to do.


IN THE DARK
by Montaigne





I do not love, anyone anymore,
You taught me how, to be numb to the core.


MONKEY MIND
by Ella Hooper





And if I know I can't make you love me,
Is it wrong to hold on, child? 


NEVER BE LIKE YOU
by Flume ft. Kai






I'm only human can't you see,
I made, I made a mistake...


NIGHTMARE OF 1984
by SS Sebastian





I can barely breathe anymore,
Like my hand is holding my own head under water.


NOT MY FRIENDS
by Tired Lion





Look at the people just lying around,
To get you back up they just pull you back down.


SMOKE SIGNALS
by Olympia





The world keep turning, safe place to fall,
Hugging your shadows, up on the wall.


STRANGE DISEASES
by Gang of Youths





All the neighbours think we're strange,
But they don't feel the strains, of living with our strange diseases.


THE WHEEL
by PJ Harvey





Hey little children don't disappear (I heard it was 28 000).


VICEROY
by Violent Soho





Killjoy, you're like a rhinestone pick up line,
My drunk guitar's more fun than you'll ever be.


YOU DON'T THINK YOU LIKE PEOPLE LIKE ME
by Alex Lahey





All I want is to have cleanskin wine and watch Mulholland Drive with you...   


YOU'RE A FUCKING JOKE
by Bec Sandridge





Baby, you're a fucking joke,
I think it's funny, you feel a little cold,
You've got a hunger, you can't control,
And now I'm leaving, you're saying oooh don't you go.