Top 119 Songs of 2019, #60 - 51

#119 - #111

#110 - #101

#100 - #91

#90 - #81

#80 - #71

#70 - #61

#60. BURY A FRIEND

by Billie Eilish

When we all fall asleep

Where do we go?

I mean... like... yeah. Right? You take all of the pop, add in a little bit of the horror, try to figure out where exactly it is that we go when we fall asleep and you get ‘Bury A Friend’. Easily the darkest song on radio this year, which probably earned it an insane amount of armchair criticism, but I don’t think Billie Eilish is going for face value assessments of her tracks. At least not this one. It feels conceptual on a ‘I’m challenging for the Halloween crown like Mariah owns Christmas’ level. Which is to say it’s nothing like that, but you get what I mean... like... yeah. Right? Loving the visual accompaniment too. I’d watch that scary movie. (Matt Bond)

While this is probably my least favourite song title of the year (I'd rather not thanks), no one can deny the allure of Billie Eilish’s music this year and her knack with unusual sounds and catchy beats has been refreshing. But the fact that her debut album took a line from this tune and was titled When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is indicative of the type of subject matter you’re going to be hearing when you listen to said album, which is to say, you’re not going to be finding answers to any philosophical questions, but you are going to be nodding your head quite vigorously along the way, which is as important as philosophy anyway. (Jo Michelmore)

#59. SOLID GOLD

by PNAU ft. Kira Divine and Marques Toliver

Don't tell me of your concepts

I need love that's forever

Since the release of ‘Chameleon’, it feels like PNAU have figured out what they really want their brand to be. It’s nothing crazy, it’s just dance act that pumps out bangerz with a z and they’ve found themselves one of the biggest dance acts the world over because of it. Don’t mess with the formula that brings success, let the fabulous vocals of Kira Divine shine and earn all of the club play. The system works and it’s perfectly encapsulated on the positive mood adjusted that is ‘Solid Gold’. (Matt Bond)

#58. BAD GUY

by Billie Eilish

Duh

I saw part of an interview with Ms Eilish recently in which she was asked the same questions for three years running and had to watch her previous answers, then answer again, and I couldn’t help but wonder if I was the only one cringing at the answers of her 16, 17, 18 year old self, because how will so much scrutiny affect the talent of someone like her? I don’t know. I hope not much at all, because songs like ‘Bad Guy’ are standout in the pop world. Is pop what she makes? I don’t even know anymore. It’s just a word. I’ve not met many people who dislike this song, so I guess that makes it pop(ular) in a traditional sense. And I do know that I know a five year old who loves this song because of one word. Duh. (Jo Michelmore)

#57. LET YOU KNOW

by Flume ft. London Grammar

And I guess somehow

You'll just keep on coming back

How could you go wrong when you put Flume and London Grammar together on a track? Oh, that’s right... you can’t. Why would you think that? That’s rude. Maybe if you could just not for a second, you could get back on the right path in this life and continue to embrace Flume’s production and Hannah Reid’s hauntingly stunning vocals. Dance to the story of a borderline toxic relationship... wait. What? (Matt Bond)

#56. PATIENCE

by Tame Impala

 
And still my ways are aimless

 I know

In 1989, thirty years ago, a band named Guns N Roses released a slow rock song called 'Patience', with a whistle that would get stuck in one’s mind for days after hearing it. This is not that song. Tame Impala’s version of 'Patience' is more house than hip swaying (google Axl Rose dancing) and much more psychedelic than power ballad (google 80s rock ballad). This 'Patience' is proof that Kevin Parker just needed a little time to come up with something we’d all be swinging along to in 2019 and perhaps we all need a little more patience when trying to google old songs on the NBN. *Insert rant. (Sorry, on to the next song). Ahem. (Jo Michelmore)

#55. A PLACE THAT I DON'T KNOW

by Odette ft. Gretta Ray

What else can I do when the city skyline

Leaves me blue and indecisive?

Welcome back to Gretta Ray who joins us again in our 119 songs, this time as the feature with the fabulous Odette, and oh what a feature. If you’re going to feature in anything, you wanna feature with someone like Odette. Her voice reaching depths of vulnerable emotions and heights of hurt, you can’t help but feel caught up in her world with subtle strings and keys and sounds that are beyond description, other than to say they send shivers and shadows in ways the most beautiful voices and pieces do. It’s glorious and it’s gorgeous and all the other words that mean good, very, very good. (Jo Michelmore) 

#54. FEAR OF MISSING OUT

by Ainslie Wills

I'm so happy for you

I just thought I might be next in line

Ohhhh. Oh no. It’s last year’s song of the year champion, Ainslie Wills. You’re asking yourself why I’m saying, “oh no.” Maybe it’s got something to do with Wills’ ability to pluck out this season’s storyline from the HBO series where I’m the protagonist sitting back and thinking something might be missing when it’s all weddings and babies and promotions and holidays. Why do we feel like we’re missing out? If you’ve got a phone and live relatively on the grid in 2019 I think we all know why we’ve got a case of bad FOMO dropping on us every now and then. Much like 2018’s #1 jam, ‘Society’, Wills is taking stock of her life and asking if she’s where she wants to be at this stage of her life on ‘Fear of Missing Out’. I hope like the HBO series where I’m the protagonist (title currently being workshopped) that when Ainslie Wills stops and takes a moment that she realises things aren’t all that bad. I hope she’s surrounded by brilliant people and appreciates the huge talent that she has for putting these thoughts into creating such amazing songs. At the very least, I hope she might get a lol thinking about a future HBO protagonist listening to her music and wondering to himself if he’s missing out because he doesn’t have such a gift. Oh well. HBO, call me. (Matt Bond)

#53. VOICEMAIL FOR JILL

by Amanda Palmer

No one on that pavement's gonna

Shout at you that your heart also matters

This song is like no other, because no one really talks about it. Because no one ever tells you. Because no one wants to admit it, because no one wants to feel it, because no one wants to know it. Because to relive the moments in the eyes of loved ones is too hard, and in the eyes of strangers is terrifying. Because you relive them every minute of every day for such a long time, until time takes over. Because forever later is just like one minute sometimes and because they say it’s not healthy to live in the past, even though you want to as much as you don’t. Because the past is much harder, then easier, then harder. Because it doesn’t get either, it gets different and so on and so forth, the ride continues. Because it seems like the jigsaw will never be finished now, because decisions were made about all the pieces. Because above all, they are missed like no others.

Because if none of this makes sense, then this song is a voicemail for Jill, and all the Jills you know, and you do know them, even if you think you don’t. And because if any of those becauses made sense, then much love, you will know this song was written for you. (Jo Michelmore)

#52. YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY

by The Japanese House

Sometimes I start believing

In things that aren't real

This is a trap song. What is a trap song? It’s a song that is a trap. A simple concept really. What I’m delaying saying for no reason is that ‘You Seemed So Happy’ comes off all dreamy and cute with nice guitars and Amber Bain’s perfectly androgynous vocals and you’re tapping along and loving life and then you start listening closer to the lyrics and suddenly you’ve stepped into one of those nets in the jungle in the movie and you’re upside down and everything is not okay because this isn’t a happy song at all. It’s a trap song, okay? Bain is a Siren luring you, the scurvy-riddled sailor, to a painful death on the rocks as your boat crashes into them, all because you’ve fallen for the alluring sounds of The Japanese House. Isn’t being dramatic fun? ‘You Seemed So Happy’ really is all of that and more though. It’s complex, it’s a little and a lot heartbreaking and it’s worth every repeated listen. Top tune from a top act. (Matt Bond)

#51. AWAKE

by Tkay Maidza ft. JPEGMAFIA

If the beat is David

I'm Goliath

Another year, another perfect opportunity to say Tkay? Slay. Our fave Australian rap dynamo doesn’t have time to sleep and, frankly, we have that in common. I feel that Tkay Maidza is out there making killer tunes, living her best life and being a badass instead of watching every SNL clip ever uploaded to YouTube though. ‘Awake’ would be a boomer-y nightmare, but you can already see the kids eating this one up and practically salivating at what’s to come from Tkay after this. Teaming with JPEGMAFIA this time around, the two artists command your attention with snappy rhymes over a dark, slow-trap like beat. It feels like a bold new direction for Maidza and a stark difference from the sparkle of tracks like ‘U-Huh’, but this growth is exciting. We might not be boomers or kids, but we can’t wait to hear more of this from Tkay soon. Long may she slay. (Matt Bond)



2016 Scene Awards - Video of the Year

When that first clip about video killing radio stars was played on that MTV thing all those years ago, they probably didn't quite envision just what MTV would be playing thirty-five years later. Does MTV still exist? More importantly, our Video of the Year award does and it's all fireworks and flying around here. What a good year. 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Runner-up: Saturn by Sleeping At Last

"How rare and beautiful it truly is that we exist." 'Saturn' has been out there in the world for a couple of years now (the song, not the planet... obviously), but Sleeping At Last only got around to releasing a video for it in 2016. A song of its calibre, that holds a special place in the hearts of likely every single person that hears it, deserved a music video to match it and, my goodness, did it get one. Superb work from Tom Shea (Director) and Michael Means (Director of Photography) saw beautiful cinematography, stunning locations and incredibly moving lighting effects take 'Saturn' to another level. It takes what we know will be the saddest moments in our lives, the loss of those we love, and asks us to remember that their light remains and we were lucky to have had them in our lives. (Matt Bond)
 

Winner: Say It by Flume feat. Tove Lo

Look, I'm going to just say it (boom!), I've not written much about Flume, he's all good, doing his thing and I'm all happy with it, but he's not really the first artist I'll hit play on in my collection of songs. He doesn't care, he's busy winning ARIA's and things. But the reason I love the concept of nominating a Video of the Year is because this isn't about who I'm listening to in my headphones, this is about who I'm watching on my screens. I'm not much of a screen watcher, in fact, I'm well known for falling asleep after only a few minutes of screen time, but this clip, it does that magical thing that makes it hard for me to shut my eyes, it takes me to places that I don't know exist, some kind of fabulous world of skies and freedom and flight and light. I could watch those two flipping about all day long, except now I'm busy spending all day googling to figure out where I can get myself a silver suit and space helmet. (Jo Michelmore)

2015 Winner

Drive - Oh Wonder
Runner-up: Magnolia - Gang of Youths

2014 Winner

It's Alright - Fractures

Runner-up: I'm A Fantastic Wreck - Montaigne

2013 Winner

The Bed Song - Amanda Palmer

Runner-up: I'm A Fantastic Wreck - Montaigne

2012 Winner

Bad Girls - M.I.A.

Runner-up: Hey Jane - Spiritualized

2011 Winner

Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

Runner-up: Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra

2010 Winner

Islands - The xx

Top 116 Songs of 2016, #20 - 11

#116 - 101

#100 - 91

#90 - 81

#80 - 71

#70 - 61

#60 - 51

#50 - 41

#40 - 31

#30 - 21

#20. TENNIES

by Tkay Maidza





Let me break shit, let me drop it.

Not that I needed some sweet, sweet Tkay Maidza levels of inception to get her music in my head b-b-b-but... hearing 'Tennies' playing in the Apple Watch ad that played on YouTube before I got to 'Tennies' itself was the feelgood moment of the year. Like a proud mumma, I may have shed a dignified, single tear in celebration of Tkay Maidza's continued success. Getting into an Apple advertisement played worldwide? Achievement level unlocked. That level? Boss level. Because Tkay has been a total boss this year in the lead up to and after the release of her debut album, TKAY. Just before the album's release, 'Tennies' was dropped as a promo track and we couldn't get enough of it. We still can't get enough of it. The energy is infectious as Tkay lays out some quick-fire rhymes to politely inform you that she is the new Queen all up in here and you will bow down to her greatness. Admit it, you're bowing down right now. We are truly not worthy of this greatness. (Matt Bond) 

I did a bit of a double take when I read something about Tkay's 'Tennies' that described it as "another club banger" which is probably a reasonable description of said single, but I don't really think of Tkay as a purveyor of "club bangers", because while that's a reasonable genre in itself, it just doesn't seem to lend enough weight to the actual talent of Tkay. I think of the "club banger" as a fairly throw away sound, but I still haven't gotten over the first moment I heard Tkay's sound and there's no way I've thrown that track away, let alone this song, three years later. Also, tennies is referring to her tennis shoes, for those like myself who doubted themselves and assumed it was referring to something else the kids are talking about. I don't know what the kids are talking about. (Jo Michelmore)

#19. AGORAPHOBIA

by Tired Lion





It's not a movie, now it's night time
Those kids are itching for red wine...

I listened to this song about a thousand times when it was first released, because Tired Lion write really, really good rock songs. Their guitars are always dirty where they need to be, their drums are always pounding exactly when they need to be and that voice of Sophie's is always as perfect as it needs to be. It was listen number one thousand and one that had me hear a lyric I hadn't before, which made me draw a breath and press pause for a minute, because sometimes really, really good rock songs are also really, really good mirrors and sometimes that's a little confronting, but the best of really, really good rock songs are also equally comforting and 'Agoraphobia' is exactly, and so much more than that. (Jo Michelmore) 

Moving from Unearthed to the triple J A-list was all but guaranteed for Perth's Tired Lion after the huge success of tracks like 'I Don't Think You Like Me' and 'Suck' in 2015. No one would have held it against the band for taking some time off, but it was so good to hear two new tracks from them in 2016. 'Not My Friends' was another banging piece of alternative goodness, but 'Agoraphobia' was the Tired Lion track that I just couldn't get enough of from the day I first heard it. It's got everything we've come to know and love about their sound over the past couple of years; 90s post-grunge inspired hooks, gorgeous melodies and scream-and-shout-along choruses delivered by the formidable Sophie Hopes and snappy lines that spark the imagination. But the thing about 'Agoraphobia' is, it's not just snappy lines anymore. As the topic of discussion is mental illness, something each member of Tired Lion has dealt with in their young lives, it's no surprise there's a new level of depth here. This is the sound of a band growing from their angsty teen beginnings to something bigger and bolder. I'll even throw in that it's a maturing of their sound, but don't worry, this is still brash and loud and everything you'd want from a Tired Lion track. (Matt Bond)   

#18. FOR GOOD

by Remi ft. Sampa The Great





You're giving me the silent treatment, baby
And that's oh so cold, gorgeous.

'For Good', the first single from Remi's critically acclaimed second LP Divas and Demons, brought a much needed dose of funk to Australia's hip hop scene. It brought the mega talent that is Sampa The Great along for the ride too and hearing Sampa alongside MC Remi Kolawole made for one of the brightest collaborations of the whole year. At least in terms of music and performance, both of which are faultless and ready made to make you get your groove on. While the story might not have the sunny disposition to match, at least we get a refreshing take on a dude admitting he's been a bit of a dick to a lovely lady undeserving of such treatment. Now she's gone and she's gone for good and he's left alone with his weed and Nintendo and sadness. I'm going with this being a work of fiction, because Remi doesn't seem like a jerk at all. He's like the Drake of Australian hip hop. Just, you know, awesome. (Matt Bond)  

#17. FEEL MY LOVE

by Phebe Starr





Please be kind
You know I love you, but my heart is blind.

One should have assumed that 'Feel My Love' was going to be one of the most perfect pop songs of the year, being that it is performed by someone who I have always thought has the most perfect pop name I could possibly imagine. If I was a singer, I'd have given up this Jo business and renamed my myself Phebe Starr a long time ago. Beside my slightly weird obsession with Phebe's name, 'Feel My Love' was definitely one of the highlights of pop music this year; all bounce, all build, all beautiful, it's one of the ones that would make that incredible scene of summer and sun and smiles when they make the film of my life. They will be making that sometime, and if I have my way, my character will be called Phebe. Phebe Starr. (Jo Michelmore)

If you are not dancing by the time the second verse hits, in whatever way it is that you choose to dance, then I am afraid to inform you that you are dead inside and I am sorry for how the world has beaten you down. Because 'Feel My Love' is epic-mega-out of this world-pop that will make you want to move, to shout, to live, to love. Phebe Starr, you continue to astound and amaze with the absolute gems that you're releasing. I probably say this with each new track, but this truly is your finest work to date. It makes you feel like anything is possible because it is so warm and so full of hope. In a perfect world this would have been a number one hit everywhere, but hey, this ain't no perfect world. I can say though that my world feels a little bit more perfect with this song in it. And you know, if you are feeling a little dead inside you really should listen to this a couple of times. It's probably just the cure you're looking for. It really is that good. (Matt Bond) 

#16. ON HOLD

by The xx





My young heart, chose to believe
We were destined.

Urgh, how exactly does someone get this talented? Like, I'm jealous. Why even hide that fact. I'm super jealous of The xx and how they can make music that speaks every freaking language to you, even ones you didn't know you know, but you know them and it's all because of The xx's music. And they keep getting better. How is life fair? Anyway... Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim's chemistry remains out of control and their vocal performances are coming from a much more confident place. Dare I say it sounds like The xx might be having a bit of fun these days? 'On Hold' certainly makes it sound like there's a smile lurking behind the totally devo (this means sad, not Devo the band) words that are so well written without having to say much of anything and again I'm super jealous of this group's talent. But I'm also super in love with everything they do and can't wait to hear their third album, I See You when it comes out next month. (Matt Bond)  

I don't want to have to say spoiler alert, but this could be the newest song on our long long countdown, which means that new track Little Mix are releasing tomorrow won't be making our top 10, sorry guys. (Little Mix are not making our countdown. Please don't be disappointed.) Is this the cutest I've heard The xx? Maybe, maybe not, but either way there's something more poppy about this track than I'm probably used to from Jamie, Romy and Oliver and that's not a bad thing, it's a super good thing. Also, it's been far too long since I've pushed someone around a carpark in a shopping trolley. And one more thing. When did that Oliver character get so cute? And where did he get that shirt? I think I love it. And him. And them. (Jo Michelmore)

#15. BURN THE WITCH

by Radiohead





This is a roundup
This is a low flying panic attack. 

I'm honestly going to say there was not another song this year that had me as equally excited as I was nervous to hear it. It took a few minutes to prepare myself for what was to come before I hit play, because Radiohead and I have been through a lot. We've had a tumultuous relationship, but we've always agreed we love each other in the end. So I took a deep breath and I hit that little sideways triangle and those urgent strings came leaping out of my headphones and the familiar goosebumps of Radiohead started at my spine and worked their way around and not only did we agree we love each other, but we adored each other and everything about the world was absolutely perfect. And still is. (Jo Michelmore)

#14. DIGGIN'

by Ngaiire





But here you found me
With a shovel in my hand...

To avoid wanting to write about this throughout the entire paragraph, I'm going to get it out of the way early so we can all move on with our lives. I am totally digging this track. Okay, done, moving right along. Now we can focus all of our time and energy on expressing all of the love we have for the INCREDIBLE music Ngaiire put out over the past twelve months. Starting with 'Diggin' the second song to be lifted from her sophomore album, Blastoma. It was a most suitable follow up to the 2015 Hottest 100 jam, 'Once', turning it up a notch in terms of the party starting stakes, while sacrificing nothing in terms of quality and uniqueness in the Australian music landscape. The reigning Empress of Neo-Soul was more glam than ever throughout 'Diggin', running vocal lines to die for alongside mighty fine electronic beats. Genre bending and defying expectations are nothing new for Ngaiire, but 'Diggin' was on a whole new level to what's come before. And this wasn't even our favourite release from Ngaiire in 2016. Ya dig? Sorry, had to use that one too. (Matt Bond) 

#13. NEVER BE LIKE YOU

by Flume ft. Kai





Please just look me in my face
Tell me everything's okay. 

The kids these days, they say things like realness and all the feels and there's probably someone somewhere that's creating a meme right this very minute that means exactly those things but in a different way, but all they need to do is listen to some Flume and words and memes don't matter. This was one of those creepy songs that snuck up on me and slapped me in the face, having heard it about a bazillion times without too much thought until one day it just it me - boom, and suddenly I'm at work humming something about never being like you to my boss. (Hi boss! Jokes! I love you etc).  It was only a few days I may have whispered something to Matt under my breath about possibly liking that Flume song that every one goddamn likes and now here we are at number 13, which means he liked it too. Boom. (Jo Michelmore) 

That Flume fella's done alright for himself, hasn't he now? He scored his first #1 song in Australia with 'Never Be Like You', which also took him to the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100. The monster hit has also scored young Harley Edward Streten his first Grammy nod for Best Dance Recording, while parent-album Skin took took out Album of the Year at the ARIA Awards. Will 'Never Be Like You' go all the way in the upcoming Hottest 100? It would definitely bring a smile to many dials on Australia Day if that were to happen. Everyone loved 'Never Be Like You' and there's a simple explanation... it's really fucking good. Flume was more than deserving of all the success that's come his way over the past 12 months, delivering this killer jam with Canadian singer Kai that will be remembered for a long time to come. (Matt Bond) 

#12. ADORE

by Amy Shark





Now go when you're ready
My head's getting heavy pressed against your arm.

I wish life always felt like it does when you're listening to Amy Shark's 'Adore'. Full of that happiness that only comes with the initial buzz in your head and your heart, the result of a new romance where anything and everything seems possible. It's like you're floating in your own personal happy place. Unfortunately there's so many other things that seem to get in the way. Life stuff, good and bad. Work, commitments, that darn requirement to sleep. When everything else is getting the way and you've got too many thoughts running through that brain that always wants to ruin everything with its thinking, just put on 'Adore' and disappear to that happy place. Life can't always be like that, but for three minutes and twenty seconds, Amy Shark can take you there. Given that the song has raised her profile significantly since it was released, it seems like the whole world is going to be taken to happy places by Amy Shark very soon. (Matt Bond)  

Everyone has been there and if you haven't, then I'm pretty jealous of your life. They are the subject of so much art, writing and music, it's hard to imagine what life would be like without them. Those times when there's nothing more pure and sweet than the desperation of wanting, the need to be loved and the true beauty in the agony of loneliness. Without big vocals, with simple words and some raw and uncomplicated keys and guitars, Amy Shark has captured the melancholy in obsession and the hopelessness of passion in such a effortless but powerful way. And now thinking about it, if you haven't felt any of these things, maybe I'm not jealous at all, because there's no feeling more intense and more alive than that of adoring...and needing to be adored. (Jo Michelmore)

#11. BEST OF YOU

by Big Smoke 





We're peeling back the blue skies
They got nothing on your blue eyes.

I really want to write about this song without mentioning how very bittersweet it is. I really want to write about the sense of roadtrip that it begs me to take, without wondering what could have been. I really want to write about those keys and that comforting voice that has me swaying with every listen, making me wish I was in a saloon, drinking a gin or a whiskey, or both, without wishing I could hear more. I really want to write about the absolute richness of this sound and the saturation of emotion without knowing where some of that might have come from. I really want to write all of those things without thoughts of what was or what could have been and I really want the members of Big Smoke to know they did good. While I can't imagine the things they have been through this year, I'm so glad they gave us all they could, because in songs like this, I hope they truly know thoughts of their friend and bandmate Adrian Slattery will be hanging about for a long time and with songs as gorgeous as this, he's never going to be forgotten. (Jo Michelmore) 

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.
            

     

Top 25 - 25 April, 2016

Garbage!

1. Little Earthquake - Honest





2. The Raffaellas - Control (Had It, Lost It) (NEW)





Matt's Pick of the Week: It feels like it's been forever since we've heard something new from The Raffaellas. But in good news for fans of the quality musics, the Melbourne four-piece are back with a new EP, Dreams Out of Reach and it is a good'un. Second single 'Control (Had It, Lost It)' stands alongside hits from local contemporaries like Birds of Tokyo and The Temper Trap, which is why you'll ask yourself why you haven't heard it getting played to death on radio. When it comes to Australian rock outfits, it's the quality tracks that tend to get a ton of radio play. And 'Control' has all the hallmarks of a radio-worthy track. It's guitar driven, lightly bluesy and likely to find itself stuck in your head long after you've finished listening. Mostly, it's just a great song you're going to be coming back to for more listens. A most very welcome return from The Raffaellas indeed. (Matt Bond)


3. Phebe Starr - Feel My Love





4. Auguste - Kingdom





5. Garbage - Empty (NEW)


 


6. Landings - My Bones





7. Sarah Blasko - I Wanna Be Your Man





8. Alex Watts - Hopeful (NEW)





Jo's Pick of the Week: Alex Watts wrote this cute little ‘Hopeful’ song with all its retro inspired melodies and drum breaks, but I’ll be honest and say it wasn’t until I saw the clip that I was really addicted. I couldn’t decide if it was more awesome than awkward or more awkward than awesome, but the concept of trying to hook up with oneself is a conversation I had with a very good friend only days ago, so I’ve pretty much decided that Alex dating himself up has to be an awesome thing. I said the same thing about my friend dating himself. Hot? Also, the slightly awkward dance moves of a man who seems to be able to move his arms and legs while keeping his hips completely and totally still has pretty much blown my mind which equals awesome, and just to add to that whole awesome concept, I need to know where to get myself one of those black and white spot skirts, because I’d totally hook up with myself in one of those. (Jo Michelmore)


9. Gordi - Wanting (NEW)


 

10. Seavera - Caving





11. Youngsmith - Red (NEW)


 

12. Emily Wurramara - Ngerraberrakernama (Wake Up)





13. The Temper Trap - Fall Together





14. Sara Hartman - Monster Lead Me Home (NEW)


 


15. Juke Jaxon - Memory Man





16. Alex Lahey - You Don't Think You Like People Like Me





17. Emma Louise - Talk Baby Talk





18. Clare Maguire - The Valley (NEW)


 


19. Winterbourne - Shape





20. Old Sault - Ghost





21. Sneaky Sound System - I Ain't Over You (NEW)


 


22. Flume ft. Tove Lo - Say It (NEW)


 


23. Darling James - The Itch





24. Sun Sap - Mexico (NEW)


 


25. Jesse Redwing - Crawlin' Up The Walls