Saturday, April 30, 2022
Friday, April 29, 2022
Fresh Friday Countdown #304 - Friday 29 April 2022
20 - Doja Cat - Woman
19 - Lil Tjay - In My Head
18 - Five Finger Death Punch - AfterLife
17 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
16 - Flume & QUIET BISON - ESCAPE {Feat. Kučka}
15 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
14 - Peking Duk - Honest {Feat. Slayyyter}
13 - Florence + the Machine - Free
12 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
11 - Lizzo - About Damn Time
10 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT
9 - Tones And I - Eyes Don't Lie
8 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
7 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles
6 - Vance Joy - Clarity
5 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
4 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
3 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
2 - Jack Harlow - First Class
1 - Latto - Big Energy
BONUS -
Album(s) of the Week - NORTHLANE - Obsidian
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Monday, April 25, 2022
Number 1 - Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five (2000) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
Odyssey Number Five is the number on Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! After months of random posts of selected records making the Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! now it's time for the final in the series.
Coming next will be more celebrations of the Fresh Friday Countdown series turning 300 soon.
Tomorrow the Australian Album(s) of the week commence. You may find Hatchie, Daniel Johns, Lisa Mitchell, Just a Gent, OCEAN GROVE or Sticky Fingers.
Right now, back to the fourth studio album by Powderfinger, produced by Nick DiDia.
Released on 4 September 2000, the album won the 2001 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Rock Album.
The album produced four singles, My Happiness, reaching #4 on the ARIA Singles Chart, winning the 2001 ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year & topping Triple J's Hottest 100 in 2000.
The album also featured These Days, which topped Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1999.
Overall, the album won five ARIA Music Awards in 2001 and was certified platinum seven times, and earned an eighth in 2004. Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger's first album to chart in the United States, and the band toured extensively around North America to promote its release.
Of the four singles were released from the album, My Kind of Scene was the first.
Released as a promotional single in June 2000, the track was written for the 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2, and appeared on its soundtrack.
The second single from the album was My Happiness, it peaked at #7 on the New Zealand singles chart, and spent 23 weeks in the top 50. Furthermore, My Happiness was Powderfinger's first single to chart in the US, reaching #23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Like a Dog was released as the third single on 15 January 2001.
The song was heavy in political sentiment, the riff for the song was written by Ian Haug, and the song's music video featured Australian Aboriginal boxer Anthony Mundine, and was based on the 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull.
Drummer Jon Coghill said the song revolved around the question of "why the hell won’t John Howard say sorry to the Aboriginal people! Like a Dog spent one week on the ARIA Singles Chart, at #40. Not their most successful single.
Two songs from the album, The Metre & Waiting for the Sun, were released as a double A-side to form the final single.
The single was released on 21 August 2001, and included a cover of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast.
This was a huge album when I was growing up. Powderfinger were literally EVERYWHERE, at every festival during the Odyssey Number Five days.
Powderfinger will always be one of the biggest Australian acts of all time. Listen to the album in full below, then return this week for way more new Australian music, all week long!
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Streaming... NOW! | Friday 22 April, 2022
A big week of local new albums, so this week, it's Aussies and internationals broken down by location. Next week the classic Australian albums series comes to a close, well tomorrow.
Next week, I will also feature an Aussie album a day (excluding Friday with the latest Fresh Friday Countdown). Take a look/listen to a key cut for each of the new records from end of Easter/Pre-Anzac Day week.
Australian/local releases -
Hatchie – Giving The World Away
Daniel Johns – FutureNever
Just A Gent – Planet Oasis
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Omnium Gatherum
Lisa Mitchell – A Place To Fall Apart
Ocean Grove – Up In The Air Forever
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Night Gnomes
Sticky Fingers – Lekkerboy
The Lazy Eyes – SongBook
International releases -
Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia
Milky Chance – Sadnecessary Acoustic
Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
Key singles this week include a return from Lykke Li, Telenova giving us another new single while Florence & The Machine continues to tease the upcoming new record!
easy life – Beeswax
Eliza & The Delusionals – Bed Song
Florence & The Machine – Free
Jordie Ireland feat. Bby Ivy – Crying At This Party
Lykke Li – Highway To Your Heart
Purity Ring – Graves
Simple Plan – Wake Me Up (When This Nightmare’s Over)
Soccer Mommy – Unholy Affliction
Telenova – Why Do I Keep You?
Tourist – Avalanche
Laura Veirs – Winter Windows
Friday, April 22, 2022
Fresh Friday Countdown #303 - Friday 22 April 2022
20 - Spacey Jane - It's Been a Long Day
19 - Flume - Say Nothing {Feat. MAY-A}
18 - Lil Tjay - In My Head
17 - Doja Cat - Woman
16 - Hilltop Hoods - Show Business {Feat. Eamon}
15 - Tones And I - Eyes Don't Lie
14 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles
13 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
12 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT
11 - Lizzo - About Damn Time
10 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
9 - Florence + the Machine - Free
8 - Vance Joy - Clarity
7 - Architects - when we were young
6 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
5 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
4 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
3 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
2 - Jack Harlow - First Class
1 - Latto - Big Energy
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Monday, April 18, 2022
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Streaming... NOW! | Good Friday 15 April, 2022
Happy Easter y'all. Don't eat too many Easter eggs or hot cross buns now! Not surprisingly this week is nowhere near as big a release week as last week's pre-Easter treat-fest.
DJ Seinfeld gives is a remixed version of his Mirrors record. Nothing like a remix to kick off the long weekend, right?
Meet one of two special dance-week feature albums next week. Swedish House Mafia's return release, Paradise Again will join Hayden James latest for a dance-double feature week next week. Dance off those Easter eggs all next week.
An interesting week for singles this week. Who would have ever though this would be a thing Mallrat featuring. Azealia Banks? New Running Touch, Alfie Templeman and Dear Seattle to round of a new music Friday!
Belle And Sebastian – Young And Stupid
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Bipolar Sunshine – All Kings Die
Andy Clockwise – The Casanova
Dear Seattle – Feel The Weight
Interpol – Something Changed
Mallrat feat. Azealia Banks – Surprise Me
MzUki – Bandz
Running Touch – Why Do I?
Slowly Slowly feat. Shannen James – Nothing On
Stevan – The Wave
Alfie Templeman – Colour Me Blue
Vancouver Sleep Clinic – The Flow
Jamie xx – Let’s Do It Again
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Number 23 - Crowded House - Crowded House (1987) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
Crowded House is the debut album by Australasian band Crowded House.
Produced by Mitchell Froom, it was released in August 1986 and was certified platinum in four countries. The album includes the hit singles Don't Dream It's Over, Something So Strong, Mean to Me, World Where You Live & Now We're Getting Somewhere.
At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Debut Album.
We are closing in on the number one Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! To view the full list of Part Four, go HERE
For now, Happy Easter long weekend. Enjoy some more Crowded House and stay safe.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Number 27 - The Whitlams - Eternal Nightcap (1997) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
Eternal Nightcap was the third studio album by Australian rock band The Whitlams, released in March 1997. The album peaked at number 14 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold.
A limited edition vinyl LP of Eternal Nightcap was released in 2006, with only 500 copies being pressed. Notably, Love is Everywhere and Tangled Up in Blue were left off this version of the album.
On 6 August 2009, The Whitlams played Eternal Nightcap in its entirety for the first time, with the exclusion of Tangled up in Blue, at the Karova Lounge in Ballarat.
The album not only achieved critical acclaim but also commercial success as it became the biggest selling independent album in Australian history.
We are now at the pointy end ahead of Easter 2022! For the full list of albums 50-26 click HERE. Happy Easter!
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Monday, April 11, 2022
Number 29 - The Temper Trap - Conditions (2009) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
The Temper Trap are Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, and Toby Dundas. The trio formed in 2005.
Conditions was the debut studio album, released on 19 June 2009. It was later released in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2009.
The album debuted at number nine on the Australian Albums Chart, where it has been certified platinum, and peaked at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart, largely due to the success of the debut single Sweet Disposition, which peaked at number six on the singles chart.
The song Science of Fear was featured in the EA Sports video game FIFA 10 and the Codemasters racing game DiRT 2.
The album was completed in March 2009 in a final London Session with Abbiss, following a previous four-week stint at Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios with renowned Australian producer Kalju Tonuma who engineered the album.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 in November, The Temper Trap won Best Group and Most Popular Australian Single for Sweet Disposition.
We are now in the top 30 Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! Only a few more weeks left. It's almost time for the magic top 25. In the meantime if you want the full 50-26 list, go here.
Almost time for me to depart to Thailand, so posts maybe limited, or increase, depending on the weather, my mood, the moon. See you then!
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Number 31 - Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine (2006) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
We are just outside the top 30 now! Its album number 31! For a full list of 50 down to 26, click here.
Black Fingernails, Red Wine was the third studio album by WA's own Eskimo Joe.
The band recorded Black Fingernails, Red Wine on the central coast of NSW's The Grove Studios. The Grove Studios were originally known as Mangrove Studio and were formerly owned by INXS bass player Garry Gary Beers.
Released back on 10 June 2006, the album became their first number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, debuting atop the chart in the week of 19 June 2006.
The album was certified 4× Platinum in Australia. It is their best selling album to date.
On 10 March 2019, an anniversary edition of the album was released as a two-disc set and saw the album's release for the first time on vinyl.
The album is noted for being heavily influenced by the production techniques and sound of early 1980s rock, with many similarities to vintage Icehouse and INXS.
I was a huge fan of Eskimo Joe, dating all the way back to Sweater. This album followed Girl and A Song is a City. The three piece have been solid since day one. The group toured relentlessly, worked extremely hard, released a number of singles whilst also getting around the festival scene.
They played Falls Festival, Big Day Out and more.
We are at the pointy end readers of this EPIC album list. Come back for more random spotlights on some truly remarkable Australian albums. See you then.
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Streaming... NOW! | Friday 8 April, 2022
Kicking off this week with Banks and her latest record, Serpentina. Featuring one of my favourite tunes of hers, The Devil.
Josh Tillman AKA Father John Misty gives us his fifth studio record, Chloë And The Next 20th Century.
One half of Peking Duk, AKA Adam Hyde's gives us Keli Holiday with his debut, KELI. Shame Peking Duk has never given us a full length record.
Hayden James is back with more dance floor friendly tunes on LIFTED. Only nine tracks long, the album will not out stay its welcome.
Can you believe Papa Roach have had 11 albums. Ego Trip is the 11th record from the Californian group.
The Central Coast's Short Stack are back with Maybe There’s No Heaven. After a few delays the album finally drops!
Here is the debut album from new indie darlings, Wet Leg. It's a self titled release, so here is to a few Wet Leg features next week.
Jack White gives us his first solo, studio record since, 2018. Fear Of The Dawn streams now.
A couple of new local EP's have landed this week. Take a listen below.
Budjerah – Conversations
Georgia Mae – Gigi And The Dragonfly
Vance Joy announces a new record is coming in June, whilst Sydney group Lime Cordiale are back with another tune and indie darlings Spacey Jane are also back with a new single.
Boy & Bear – State Of Flight
Dorsal Fins – Criminal
Floating Points – Grammar
Alex Gaudino, Tobtok & Jayover – Talk Talk
Interpol – Toni
Vance Joy – Clarity
Tasman Keith & Genesis Owusu – Cheque
Lime Cordiale – Facts Of Life
Lisa Mitchell – Summoning
Motez – Submission
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – My Echo
Spacey Jane – It’s Been A Long Day
Luke Steele – Running Running
WAAX – Dangerous / Help Me Hell
Alison Wonderland – Forever
Friday, April 8, 2022
Fresh Friday Countdown #302 - Friday 8 April 2022
20 - Tate McCrae - chaotic
19 - Machine Gun Kelly & Bring Me the Horizon - maybe
18 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
17 - Ziggy Alberts - THE GREAT DIVIDE
16 - Doja Cat - Woman
15 - Hilltop Hoods - Show Business {Feat. Eamon}
14 - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth to a Flame
13 - Vance Joy - Don't Fade
12 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
11 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
10 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
9 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT
8 - Vance Joy - Clarity
7 - Jack Harlow - First Class
6 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
5 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
4 - Tones And I - Eyes Don't Lie
3 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
2 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
1 - Latto - Big Energy
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Number 34 - The Vines - Highly Evolved (2002) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
Highly Evolved was the debut studio album by The Vines. This is also album number 34 in my Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!.
The top 30 is so close now!
Released one day before my birthday back on 14 July 2002.
Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards garage rock revival bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for their music.
The debut single, Highly Evolved, was chosen as Single of the Week by influential British music magazine NME.
The magazine also voted it the 2nd best album of the year in 2002. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Highly Evolved was recorded and mixed at The Sound Factory and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California. It was recorded between July 2001 and February 2002.
The album sold in excess of 70,000 copies in Australia whilst in the UK over 100,000 copies while in the USA the album sold over 500,000 copies!
The album was Sydney rock at its best. The Vines (well now just Craig Nicholls) have gone onto releases seven records to date.
Will there be more rock in the remainder of the countdown? Scroll down to January's posts for the answer or come back for more random album posts across the coming weeks. Number one featured on Anzac Day!
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Number 36 - Empire Of The Sun - Walking on A Dream (2008) - Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
Empire of the Sun is PNAU x The Sleepy Jackson. Band members Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore, along with production from Peter Mayes and Donnie Sloan.
Walking on a Dream was the debut studio album by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun, released on 3 October 2008. We are now in the top 40 of my Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW!
You can check our Part III of the list HERE
Walking on a Dream reached number six on the Australian Albums Chart and number 19 on the UK Albums Chart whilst being certified double platinum in Australia and gold in the United Kingdom.
Walking on a Dream received 11 nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, winning seven, including Album of the Year.
Walking on a Dream was released on 30 August 2008 as the album's lead single. The video features Steele and Littlemore, wearing faux-oriental costumes and makeup inspired by Peking Opera, on location along the Bund in Shanghai, China.The second single, We Are the People, was released on 20 September 2008.
The video for the song was shot in Mexico, and used the ancient Mexican festival Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) as its inspiration. Locations included the gardens of Sir Edward James at Las Pozas, Monterrey and García.
Come back for more albums in my Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! over the next few weeks!
Monday, April 4, 2022
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Streaming... NOW! | Friday 1 April, 2022
Welcome to April, goodbye April Fools 2022. Let's kick off the week with Beirut's latest record Artifacts. The album is streaming now! Well it was streaming since January, however now it's finally had it's physical release
Confidence Man give us album number two, Tilt. Of course this will be the feature record all next week. Features hits like Holiday, Woman and Feels Like Something Else. It's already a certified party record!
Miley Cyrus – Attention is a Miley Live record! Miley has one of those incredible voices. Catch her live now!
Northlane turn up the noise on their latest record, Obsidian.
Pup have returned with, The Unravelling Of PupTheBand. Listen to a new cut now.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with Unlimited Love! It's been a while between drinks however the powerhouse crew are back. With Black Summer and more on the record, you can here all their latest rock anthems now!
So Fresh : The Hits Of Autumn 2022 means we are officially out of summer! Take a listen to my pick from the longstanding compilation now. I can't believe this compilation series is still rolling through in the golden age of streaming music services.
Last but not least one new EP for the week:
Pete Murray – Before I Go
Big week this week in the world of new singles. Legend Thandi Phoenix hooks up Go Freek, Mickey Kojak whilst Flume teases another new tune and Sofi Tukker drops Kakee!
Barkaa feat. Electric Fields – Fight For Me
Didirri – Begin Again
Flume feat. Caroline Polachek – Sirens
Go Freek, Mickey Kojak & Thandi Phoenix – Lose You
HAAi feat. Obi Franky – Purple Jelly Disc
JOY. – Think About It
Dean Lewis – Hurtless
Meg Mac – On Your Mind
Parquet Courts – Plant Life (remixes)
Sofi Tukker – Kakee
Team Jesus & The Jean Teasers – Girl Sports
Alfie Templeman – Leaving Today
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Blood In The Snow
Mia Wray – Rerun
Friday, April 1, 2022
Fresh Friday Countdown #301 - Friday 1 April 2022
20 - Flume - Sirens {Feat. Carline Polachek}
19 - Adam Newling - Singing Blackbird
18 - Wongo - Apple {Feat. Jade Alice}
17 - Flume - Say Nothing {Feat. MAY-A}
16 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
15 - Vance Joy - Don't Fade
14 - Tate McCrae - chaotic
13 - Machine Gun Kelly & Bring Me the Horizon - maybe
12 - Hilltop Hoods - Show Business {Feat. Eamon}
11 - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth to a Flame
10 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
9 - Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear - make up sex
8 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay
7 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT
6 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
5 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
4 - Tones And I - Eyes Don't Lie
3 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
2 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
1 - Latto - Big Energy
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