Something I’ve been toying with for a while. Each week we pick up to 5 acts from countries/regions outside of UK/USA and see what the Top 10 is.
I will count up in 7 days time. Then we move on to another country.
First up Australia. My list is as follows…
Would put Kylie and The Church in there with Nick Cave. Maybe Julia Jacklin. The Chats?
Dirty Three as a standalone
INXS
Hmmm
HTRK
Dead Can Dance
Severed Heads
Liars
The Church or The Go Betweens
Almost put a few NZ acts by mistake, they have a great hit rate
Not many to choose from really, but I like these folk:
Dirty Three
The Triffids
Art Of Fighting
Dead Can Dance
The Church
Silverchair
Press club
Avalanches
Sleepy Jackson
Courtney Barnett
Julia Jacklin
Feel like I should listen to more non nick cave affiliated Aussie music.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Total Control
Avalanches
The Birthday Party
Courtney Barnett
Press Club and Julia Jacklin narrowly miss out
1/ Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
2/ Dirty Three
3/ Go Betweens
4/ Liars
5/ Julia Jacklin
think I’m yet to hear an artist from Australia that I like
Liars
Cosmic psychos
Lubricated goat
Birthday party
Ac/dc
Enjoy pendulum in… perth
Cut copy would have cleaned up here a few years back
…and The Vines possibly
Honorable mentions: Smudge, You Am I and Rick Springfield
Dirty Three
Hoodoo Gurus
The Drones/Tropical Fuck Storm
Nick Cave and the bad seeds
Surprised no mention of king gizzard or the saints yet.