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"Good Australian Bands please" SPIN OFF THREAD!

robluvsnic [Edit] [Delete] 01:36, 17 November '09

I was surprised to see the positive response to the question about good Australian bands — and mention not just of the relatively successful acts, but also quite a lot of lesser known acts, including some I don't know myself.

Heartened by the knowledge that some of the great stuff recorded in Australia is actually capturing the attention of the good folk of DiS, I thought we could get a bit more specific and get people's opinions on the best ALBUMS by Australian acts. Any best album picks by bands I don't know, I plan on following up.

I'll start. It's tough to narrow it down to much less than 20, so here's my top 20:

Underground Lovers — Leaves Me Blind
Underground Lovers — Dream It Down
GB3 — Circlework
The Plums — Gun
The Sleepy Jackson — Lovers
Bumblebeez — Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill
Gerling — When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun
The Hummingbirds — Lovebuzz
The Clouds — Octopus
The Church — Seance
The Go-Betweens — 16 Lovers Lane
Jack Frost — Jack Frost
Blackeyed Susans — All Souls Alive
Single Gun Theory — Like Stars in My Hands
The Love Positions — Billiepeebup
Magic Dirt — What Rock Stars Are Doing Today
Regurgitator — Unit
Cut Copy — Bright Like Neon Love
The Presets — Apocalypso
The Drones — Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float by

I left off Kylie's Impossible Princess, because I figured that no one needs to be reminded of how brilliant that album is.

Anyone else care to write a list? (C'mon! Everyone loves a list!)


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