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2) Everything Now by Arcade Fire - It's just too good to be true - can't take my eyes off of you.
3) Notion by Tash Sultana - This song has wormed its way into my head over several months - another extremely talented Aussie.
4) Holding On by The War On Drugs - Two new songs this year so it looks like an album is imminent. At nearly six minutes, this is the shorter of the two. The other is over eleven minutes long. Did these guys never hear of punk rock?
5) Man of War by Radiohead - One of three Radiohead tracks that were culled from OK Computer but are now found on the 20th anniversary re-release of the album.
6) Put Your Life On It by Kasabian - Kasabian's latest album closer builds to a singalong anthem of epic proportions with a gospel vibe akin to Blur's Tender.
7) Paved With Gold by Sampa The Great - Smoothness and dope beats.
9) Enter Sandman by Cookin' On 3 Burners - Australian Hammond organ jazz trio provide an instrumental cover of Metallica. Sounds better than it looks on paper - but only just!
10) Blue Sun by Vanilla - It's great when you imagine a genre in your head and then discover it exists and is flourishing. This happened to me recently with Chill-Hop and this is a fine example of what to expect if you want to take a detour in that direction.
11) Chariot by Beach House - Keeping things on a blissed-out trip are Baltimore's Beach House with their first dreamy soundscape for a couple of years.
12) Can't Help Falling In Love by Beck - Taken from the soundtrack of The Man In The High Castle, Beck croons this epic ballad. But when is his new album coming out?
13) Believe (triple j Like A Version Cover) by DMA's - Melbourne's DMA's cover Cher's 1998 disco hit and make it tolerable.
14) Snow by Angus & Julia Stone - Rejoice! Angus and Julia Stone have recorded a fourth album and this is the lead single.
15) How To Boil An Egg by Courtney Barnett - New catchy song from Melbourne's undisputed Queen of Glum.
16) Monkey Disco by The Babe Rainbow - Sixties hippy throwbacks have released their debut album including this funky monkey French disco number.
17) Wall Of Glass by Liam Gallagher - Liam is back singing other people's songs again with a backing band that sounds like Oasis during the excesses of the Be Here Now. Liam brings his trademark attitude but to what end? To shatter a wall of glass? All Surface, No Feeling.
18) Dive by Saint Etienne - Classic St Etienne handbags disco number.
19) Wait (Non Electric) by The Kills - Acoustic version of an album track from their excellent debut album Keep On Your Mean Side originally released back in 2003. Just love her gravelly vocal here.
20) My Name Is Thunder by Jet & The Bloody Beetroots - A collaboration between The Bloody Beetroots and Aussie rockers Jet. Very Acca-Dacca!
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