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My Top 25 Australian Albums

This one's for the Aussies. 

Music from Australian artists has had a huge impact on my taste. In particular, the punk blues scene which emerged from it was an important gateway into aggressive, catchy, and rebellious music. You will see a lot of albums from this scene on the list. Artists from other genres, of course, are among my favorites of all time. I love you Australia!

I'm limiting the list to one album per artist, to keep it readable and not oversaturate it with just a couple of artists (guess which ones).


1. The Drones - I See Seaweed  ||  Punk Blues  ||  2013  ||  angry, poetic
    Favorite tracks: Nine Eyes, I See Seaweed, Why Write a Letter That You'll Never Send

2. The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Trip Hop, House  ||  2020  ||  melancholic, atmospheric
    Favorite tracks: We Go On, Song for Barbara Payton, The Divine Chord

3. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus  ||  Alternative Rock, Art Rock  ||  2004  ||  religious, dark
    Favorite tracks: O Children, Supernaturally, Messiah Ward

4. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun  ||  Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  1987  ||  ethereal, mysterious
    Favorite tracks: Xavier, Anywhere Out of the World, Cantara
 
5. Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace  ||  Art Punk, Punk Blues  ||  2018  ||  noisy, psychedelic
    Favorite tracks: Antimatter Animals, You Let My Tyres Down, Soft Power

6. The Dolly Rocker Movement - Our Days Mind the Tyme  ||  Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2009  ||  quirky, lush
    Favorite tracks: The Only One, The Ecstasy Once Told, Coffin Love

7. Hatchie - Giving the World Away  ||  Dream Pop, Alternative Dance, Baggy  ||  2022  ||  lush, longing
    Favorite tracks: This Enchanted, Quicksand, The Key

8. The Birthday Part - Junkyard  ||  Post-Punk, Noise Rock, Punk Blues No Wave  ||  1982  ||  raw, manic
    Favorite tracks: She's Hit, Junkyard, Dead Joe

9. Gareth Lidiard - Strange Tourist  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  2010  ||  poetic, depressive
    Favorite tracks: Strange Tourist, Highplains Mailman, The Radicalisation of D

10. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity  ||  Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock  ||  2016  ||  hypnotic, aggressive
    Favorite tracks: Robot Stop, Road Train, Big Fig Wasp

11. Tame Impala - Lonerism  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock  ||  2012  ||  warm, lonely
    Favorite tracks: Apocalypse Dreams, Elephant, Mind Mischief

12. Grinderman - Grinderman 2  ||  Punk Blues  ||  2010  ||  raw, sexual
    Favorite tracks: Worm Tamer, Palaces of Montezuma, Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man

13. Brendan Perry - Eye of the Hunter  ||  Contemporary Folk  ||  1999  ||  bittersweet, atmospheric  
    Favorite tracks: Saturday's Child, Medusa, Archangel

14. Dirty Three - Horse Stories  ||  Post-Rock  ||  1996  ||  passionate, anxious
    Favorite tracks: I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me, Sue's Last Ride, At the Bar

 15. Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess  ||  Art Pop, Electronic  ||  1997  ||  eclectic, conceptual
    Favorite tracks: Drunk, Limbo, Too Far

16. Little River Band - Sleeper Catcher  ||  Pop Rock, Soft Rock  ||  1978  ||  romantic, uplifting
    Favorite tracks: Reminiscing, Fall From Paradise, Lady

17. Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth  ||  Neo-Soul, Conscious Hip Hop, Funk, Post-Punk  ||  2021  ||  eclectic, playful
    Favorite tracks: The Other Black Dog, No Looking Back, Don't Need You

18. Virgin Black - Requiem: Mezzo forte  ||  Doom Metal, Gothic Metal  ||  2007  ||  somber, nocturnal
    Favorite tracks: Requiem, Kyrie, In Death, ...And I Am Suffering

19. Nick Cave - Carnage  ||  Chamber Pop, Art Pop  ||  2021  ||  lush, melodic  ||  
    Favorite tracks: White Elephant, Carnage, Hand of God

20. Sia - Colour the Small One  ||  Indie Pop, Art Pop  ||  2004  ||  sad, melodic
    Favorite tracks: Breathe Me, Where I Belong, Sunday

21. Jack Ladder - Hurtsville  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock, Punk Blues  ||  2011  ||  somber, dark
    Favorite tracks: Cold Feet, Hurtsville, Dumb Love

22. Christopher Larkin - Hollow Knight  ||  Video Game Soundtrack, Cinematic Classical, Ambient  ||  2017  ||  mysterious, ethereal
    Favorite tracks: Dirtmouth, City of Tears, Resting Grounds

23. Julia Jacklin - Crushing  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk  ||  2019  ||  sentimental, lethargic
    Favorite tracks: Pressure to Party, You Were Right, Body

24. Uboa - The Origin of My Depression  ||  Dark Ambient, Harsh Industrial  ||  2019  ||  raw, funereal
    Favorite tracks: Detransitioning, Lay Down and Rot, Please Don't Leave Me

25. Rowland S. Howard - Teenage Snuff Film  ||  Punk Blues, Singer/Songwriter, Post-Punk  ||  1999  ||  misanthropic, poetic
    Favorite tracks: Sleep Alone, Dead Radio, Exit Everything

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