Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 10

As we come to the end of 2019, I have once again compiled a list of my favorite Australian songs for this year. I have struggled a bit to come up with an extensive list, which is likely due to a number of my favorite bands either disbanding or not releasing anything new this year. That, or I'm finally too old and out of touch with the current music scene! Happy listening to another set of diverse artists.

1. L-FRESH The LION - "Born To Stand Out"


2. Sampa The Great - "Final Form"


3. Olympia - "Hounds"


4. Kate Miller Heidke - "Zero Gravity"


5. The Basics - "Land Of 1000 Dances"


6. Boy & Bear - "Hold Your Nerve"


7. RVG - "Alexandra"


8. Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton - "Catch"


9. Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic - "A Brother"


10. Seeker Lover Keeper - "Superstar"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 9

It is nearly the end of another year, which means it's time for my annual compilation of my favorite Australian songs from 2018. As in previous years there is a mix of different genres, with this year's being a bit more of a mellow track list. Hopefully you will enjoy it and maybe discover an artist you weren't aware of before.

1. Sarah Blasko - "Phantom"


2. The Harpoons - "Set Me Up To Fall"


3. Mojo Juju - "Native Tongue"


4. Sampa The Great - "Energy"


5. Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - "Susan"


6. The Living End - "Don't Lose It"


7. Emilee South - "Heartbreaker"


8. Bloods - "Penny's Song"


9. Olympia - "Star City"


10. Oh Mercy - "Keep A Light On"


11. Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton - "I'm Right Here"


12. The Ocean Party - "Let Go"


13. Glenn Richards - "Cossack Tide"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 8

It is New Year's Eve and I just arrived back in Melbourne this morning. In celebration of the end of the year, here is my annual compilation of some of my favorite Australian songs of 2017. Once again it is a mix of different genres and shows the diversity of music that has been released here this year.

1. Alex Lahey - "Every Day's The Weekend"


2. Bloods - "Bug Eyes"


3. The Preatures - "Girlhood"


4. Dan Sultan - "Hold It Together"


5. Cloud Control - "Rainbow City"


6. San Cisco - "Did You Get What You Came For?"


7. The Harpoons - "Do You Want My Love"


8. Omar Musa - "Like A Cat Move"


9. Sensible J - "Fire Sign"


10. Saskwatch - "Shrinking Violet"


11. Holy Holy - "Amateurs"


12. RVG - "Cause And Effect"


13. The Ocean Party - "If I Blink"


14. Oh Mercy - "National Park"


15. Slow Dancer - "It Goes On"


16. Sampa The Great - "Inner Voice"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 7

It's nearly the end of 2016, so here's my annual compilation of some of my favorite Australian songs released this year. It's another eclectic mix of music styles, with some great Aussie hip-hop really coming to the fore in 2016.

1. The Stiffys - "Celebrate Every Night"


2. The Living End - "Monkey"


3. Alex Lahey - "Ivy League"


4. Rolls Bayce - "Inside Out"


5. Sans Parents - "Can't Stop Moving"


6. The Ocean Party - "Hunters"


7. The Goon Sax - "Boyfriend"


8. Holy Holy - "Elevator"


9. Dan Sultan - "Magnetic"


10. L-FRESH The LION - "1 in 100,000"


11. Tkay Maidza - "Always Been"


12. Omar Musa - "Lak$a"


13. Sampa the Great - "2 4"


14. REMI - "Forsaken Man"


15. D.D Dumbo - "Satan"


16. Olympia - "Smoke Signals"


17. Big Scary - "The Opposite Of Us"


18. Slow Dancer - "Don't Believe"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 6

As we come to the end of another year, here are some of my favorite Australian tracks from 2015 that have made it onto my annual sampler CD. It's a pretty eclectic collection for a year that has seen a lot of fantastic new releases.

1. Crayon Fields - "She's My Hero"


2. San Cisco - "RUN"


3. Dan Kelly - "Never Stop The Rot"


4. Sarah Blasko - "I'd Be Lost"


5. Brous - "The Sound"


6. L-FRESH The LION - "Get Mine"


7. Omar Musa - "Dead Centre"


8. Saskwatch - "In Your Arms"


9. The Harpoons - "Ready For Your Love"


10. The Ocean Party - "Aircon"


11. Oh Mercy - "Sandy"


12. Boy & Bear - "A Thousand Faces"


13. Holy Holy - "You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog"


14. Rolls Bayce - "Lost"


15. The Stiffys - "Kick Another Flip"


16. The Basics - "Roundabout"


17. Marlon Williams - "Hello Miss Lonesome"


18. Fraser A. Gorman - "Shiny Gun"


19. Henry Wagons - "Cold Burger, Cold Fries"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 5

It's been a really good year of Australian music, with some great EPs and albums coming out throughout 2014.  Here are some of my favorite songs from this year, which I put onto the sampler CD I make for my cousin each Christmas.

1. Dan Sultan- "The Same Man"


2. The Preatures- "Cruel"


3. Kimbra- "Miracle"


4. Saskwatch- "Give Me A Reason"


5. The Good China- "What You Learnt From The Self Help Section"


6. Vance Joy- "Winds Of Change"


7. Wagons- "Hundred Years Or Six Foot Down"


8. #1 Dads- "For Randy Robinson And Cassidy"


9. Dan Kelly- "Melbourne vs Sydney"


10. The Ocean Party- "Wading In"


11. Holy Holy- "House Of Cards"


12. Millions- "Clementine"


13. Joelistics- "Say I'm Good"


14. The Basics- "The Lucky Country"


15. The Stiffys- "Boogie Boarding"


16. Bloods- "Want It"


17. D.D Dumbo- "Tropical Oceans"


18. Rolls Bayce- "Don't Get Me Wrong"


19. Slow Dancer- "We All Make Mistakes"


20. C.W. Stoneking- "I'm The Jungle Man"


21. The Harpoons- "Ring Ring"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 4

Once again I made an indie Australia sampler CD for my cousins as a Christmas gift.  This year's mix is fairly upbeat and features a few 2012 songs but mostly ones from 2013.  There are some old favorites as well as bands I discovered this year at live shows.  Happy listening!

1. Boy & Bear - "Southern Sun"


2. Cloud Control - "The Smoke, The Feeling"


3. The Good China - "You Looked Better A Brunette"


4. Hungry Kids Of Hungary - "Twin Cities"


5. Millions - "Champagne"


6. San Cisco - "Fred Astaire"


7. The Royal Jellies - "Shoot You Down"


8. Jinja Safari - "Plagiarist"


9. Vance Joy - "Riptide"


10. The Basics - "So Hard For You"


11. Bloods - "No Fun"


12. Major Tom And The Atoms - "Confusion"


13. Way Of The Eagle (feat. Dan Sultan) - "Rattlesnake"


14. Oh Mercy - "My Man"


15. Georgia Fair - "Are We Not Alive"


16. The Preatures - "Is This How You Feel?"


17. The Ocean Party - "Found Out"


18. Slow Dancer - "Leave It To Me"


19. Big Scary - "Twin Rivers"


20. Neil Finn and Paul Kelly - "You Can Put Your Shoes Under My Bed"

Indie Australia Sampler Vol. 3

Over the past few years as a Christmas gift for my cousin I have put together a sampler of songs from some of my favorite Australian indie musicians.  The latest volume, featuring a mix of songs from 2011 and 2012, is one of my most eclectic yet.  In honor of the Australia Day weekend have a listen and check out more from these artists.

1. The Good China - "We Knew That We Had To Leave"


2. Hungry Kids of Hungary - "Sharp Shooter"


3. Millions - "Those Girls"


4. San Cisco - "Awkward"


5. The Harpoons - "Walk Away"


6. Gotye - "State Of The Art"


7. Yung Warriors - "Standing Strong"


8. Major Tom And The Atoms - "The House That Love Built"


9. Lanie Lane - "Bang Bang"


10. Henry Wagons - "I Still Can't Find Her"


11. Sarah Blasko - "God-Fearing"


12. Brous - "Oh My Brother"

13. Oh Mercy - "Pilgrim's Blues"


14. Naked Bodies - "Fiction Tree"


15. New Gods - "On Your Side"


16. Big Scary - "Mix Tape"


17. Kins - "Allora, Eve & Steve"

18. The Ocean Party - "Still Raining"


19. Spring Skier - "Relative Clauses"