May I? Not Australian, but I reckon this is a superb rendition. John Farnham. Help.
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INDIE/ ALT / POP
METHYL ETHEL – IDEE FIXE (OBSESSION)
youtube.com/watch?v=XY8Oa02PkIU
METHYL ETHEL – SHADOWBOXING
youtube.com/watch?v=hxXO7b7eKUA
METHYL ETHEL - ROGUES (LIVE)
youtube.com/watch?v=nQl1Qdz9H4g
METHYL ETHEL – ALSO GESELLSCHAFT
youtube.com/watch?v=q1dzyqqyaNs
METHYL ETHEL – L’HEURE DES SORCIERES (THE HOUR OF WITCHES)
youtube.com/watch?v=-dSXWlI5esQ
METHYL ETHEL – DRINK WINE
youtube.com/watch?v=oH7hNaiWBOo
METHYL ETHEL - TILTED
youtube.com/watch?v=ZLbLBaUfDhQ
METHYL ETHEL – UNBALANCING ACT
youtube.com/watch?v=xB5ADXTz87Y
METHYL ETHEL – ACT OF CONTRITION
youtube.com/watch?v=ynbtAxH9enY
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HOUSE / R&B-INFLUENCED DOWNTEMPO ELECTRONIC POP
HAYDEN JAMES – SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
youtube.com/watch?v=Hyi8Z4s2miw
HAYDEN JAMES – EMBRACE
youtube.com/watch?v=stNRPseb_Mg
HAYDEN JAMES – JUST A LOVER
youtube.com/watch?v=kf1pVxHqSdI
HAYDEN JAMES – PERMISSION TO LOVE (Posting this because I love the vid )
youtube.com/watch?v=MfttyNSCI-g
HADEN JAMES – SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (REDUX) (Odesza remix)
youtube.com/watch?v=46TMGR0mKpY
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DANCE / ELECTRONIC / HIP HOP / R&B / SOUL
GILL BATES + TIGERILLA – TULIP
youtube.com/watch?v=KIX7aYbjRd0
GILL BATES – SHE KNOWS (FEAT: ALLDAY)
youtube.com/watch?v=eGbVPmxc2EE
GILL BATES – DIDN’T MIND
youtube.com/watch?v=6grzSOtfcGw
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ELECTRONICA / DOWNTEMPO / SOUL / TRIP HOP
FLUME & CHET FAKER – THIS SONG IS NOT ABOUT A GIRL
Bet the dude dancing is from Melbourne. Dance movements are like accents; there are hints that suggest where you’re from. This guy does a mean Melbourne Shuffle starting at 0:29. It looks pretty genuine… (Nope. Lost the bet. He’s Canadian but he still does some very nice old-school Melbourne Shuffle moves.)
youtube.com/watch?v=ItGwXRCcisA
FLUME & CHET FAKER – DROP THE GAME
youtube.com/watch?v=6vopR3ys8Kw
FLUME & CHET FAKER – LEFT ALONE
youtube.com/watch?v=HMJfZlTvruM
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ELECTRONICA / DOWNTEMPO / SOUL / JAZZ
CHET FAKER – I’M INTO YOU
youtube.com/watch?v=DuX2MkflGYs
CHET FAKER – TALK IS CHEAP
youtube.com/watch?v=TNz4K5jsLQw
CHET FAKER – JEANS AND WALLET
youtube.com/watch?v=EYRTXpzrrL0
CHET FAKER – 1998
youtube.com/watch?v=cFV5Q06lSwY
CHET FAKER – FEAR LIKE YOU
youtube.com/watch?v=pwtBFAjVsPY
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ALT / INDIE ROCK / NEW WAVE
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – SUSAN
youtube.com/watch?v=wLPtpuEQVXg
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – TO KEEP AND BE KEPT (Feat. Sharon Van Etten)
youtube.com/watch?v=KIsYk3-sP0A
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – HER HANDS
youtube.com/watch?v=X2KQeqXl6ZM
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – BEAUTIFUL SOUND
youtube.com/watch?v=RgSJJCmBVxM
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – POSITION VACANT
youtube.com/watch?v=Kdo8Gbmy_j8
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – NEON BLUE
youtube.com/watch?v=Wt5xt1ZQCvI
JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS – REPUTATION AMPUTATION
youtube.com/watch?v=WXEY9jVZzjk
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INDIE POP / ALT ROCK
MIDDLE KIDS - EDGE OF TOWN
youtube.com/watch?v=UJIZxL-FDvo
MIDDLE KIDS - OLD RIVER
youtube.com/watch?v=sEUM1BEy16Q
MIDDLE KIDS - NEVER START
youtube.com/watch?v=sUC7OFUbn6A
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INDIE POP / INDIE FOLK
VANCE JOY – FIRE AND THE FLOOD
youtube.com/watch?v=zKmWd8DPrEc
VANCE JOY – RED EYE
youtube.com/watch?v=lv_GqyeTymY
VANCE JOY – MESS IS MINE
youtube.com/watch?v=1C816p-KTNk
VANCE JOY GEORGIA
youtube.com/watch?v=l0XRlNZbQFE
VANCE JOY – WASTED TIME
youtube.com/watch?v=HAsaAiXHM6g
VANCE JOY – FIRST TIME
youtube.com/watch?v=irfkIP91thQ
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FOLK / INDIE / ROOTS
KIM CHURCHILL – WINDOW TO THE SKY
youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFmFWJrjpo
KIM CHURCHILL – LOVING HOME
youtube.com/watch?v=gbb_sloy1Ck
KIM CHURCHILL – TRUEST INTENTIONS
I loooove this song and this live version, in particular.
On a crystal-clear, sunny winter’s morning, it’s perfect.
youtube.com/watch?v=Kum0HlJ0AKk
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ALT DANCE / HOUSE
RUFUS – THIS SUMMER
youtube.com/watch?v=i_Ji8fU2D_k
RUFUS – FUEL
youtube.com/watch?v=JVQTXCh9QTo
RUFUS – NOCTURNAL
youtube.com/watch?v=s5i84Y50gm8
RUFUS – INNERBLOOM
youtube.com/watch?v=us6HYdU1He4 (live) (studio version here)
RUFUS – YOU WERE RIGHT
youtube.com/watch?v=JPB–OjPJSg (live) (studio version here)
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INDIE POP / ACOUSTIC / FOLK
LISA MITCHELL – WARHOL (VIDEO PART 1)
youtube.com/watch?v=eKqt4O2LGCo
LISA MITCHELL – WARRIORS (VIDEO PART 2)
youtube.com/watch?v=s51pMqKCz4o
LISA MITCHELL – WAH HA
youtube.com/watch?v=w7bTT7vlJ5U
LISA MITCHELL – THE BOYS
youtube.com/watch?v=vyjmd7Jlk48
LISA MITCHELL – WARHOL (REDUX - LIVE)
youtube.com/watch?v=cUq0hb7NkiE
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INDIE ROCK / FOLK
ALI BARTER - RUN YOU DOWN
youtube.com/watch?v=NnrwULoNd2w
ALI BARTER – MARIGOLD
youtube.com/watch?v=-8_gh2EQLb0
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POP / R & B / ROOTS
BEC LAUGHTON – NUMBER ONE (HEARTBREAK)
youtube.com/watch?v=nVg-Hbuv7AU
BEC LAUGHTON – DARKEST LOVE
youtube.com/watch?v=PgZTjDd22rY
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INDIE / POP
AYLA – WISH I WAS
youtube.com/watch?v=fQHLpNcguno
AYLA – WAITING
youtube.com/watch?v=PR0oVfkD7Jg
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INDIE / POP
AMY SHARK – ADORE
youtube.com/watch?v=Y-IoluTnuKs
AMY SHARK – GOLDEN FLEECE
youtube.com/watch?v=xZjTTLRESRg
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1980’S INDUSTRIAL / ELECTRO POP / POST PUNK / DANCE
SEVERED HEADS – DEAD EYES OPEN
youtube.com/watch?v=jM9XkkrhUj0
SEVERED HEADS – WE HAVE COME TO BLESS THIS HOUSE
youtube.com/watch?v=DTvBpgL641o
SEVERED HEADS – THE ANT CAN SEE LEGS
youtube.com/watch?v=2RTADgEeYTI
SEVERED HEADS/TOM ELLARD – WONDER OF ALL THE WORLD
Correction: this is the original (it’s in the video description).
I really love the track, and the vid is awesome - particularly the girl in the swing at the end. They all dieded now
youtube.com/watch?v=H8CpQSGT5fo
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HIP HOP / TECHNO / DANCE
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - OTHER PLANETS (FEAT. MDNA)
youtube.com/watch?v=pG7RB-GOz4g
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - r.E.f.r.E.s.h. (FEAT. SCRIBE)
youtube.com/watch?v=-zTDpqJt-AU
1990’s TRANCE / HOUSE / TECHNO
The live tracks are from a set Itch-e & Scratch-e did live on the radio in 1995. Awesomenessess!
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E IMPACT (live)
youtube.com/watch?v=PMFb3qbU-gs
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E – FRICCION (live)
youtube.com/watch?v=DyPeMgyETbo
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - SWEETNESS AND LIGHT (live) (studio version here)
youtube.com/watch?v=haAi7GOkNkQ
ITCH-E & SCRATCH-E - IMPERIAL ROCKETS (studio)
youtube.com/watch?v=S8kn0c4Fj7U
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ALT ROCK / ALT COUNTRY / ELECTRO POP
HOLY HOLY – YOU CANNOT CALL FOR LOVE LIKE A DOG
youtube.com/watch?v=jrVadO8BHRk
HOLY HOLY – A HEROINE (LIVE VERSION)
youtube.com/watch?v=u0mYWwfRk_M
HOLY HOLY – LIVE SET
(0:00) HISTORY - (4:50 )DARWINISM – (8:50) WILLOW TREE
youtube.com/watch?v=AgI-r5m_mRQ
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ELECTRONIC DANCE / HIP HOP / PSYCHEDELIC
THE AVALANCHES – SUBWAYS I love this vid.
youtube.com/watch?v=bPIMfOIuEe4
THE AVALANCHES – COLOURS
youtube.com/watch?v=zLRPDovCpmM
THE AVALANCHES – BECAUSE I’M ME (more American content than Oz content but worth posting)
youtube.com/watch?v=eu0KsZ_MVBc
and some oldies…
THE AVALANCHES – FRONTEIR PSYCHIATRIST
youtube.com/watch?v=qLrnkK2YEcE
THE AVALANCHES – SINCE I LEFT YOU
Remember, we wont be judged by how good or bad we’ve been in this life. It’s about how well we danced.
youtube.com/watch?v=wpqm-05R2Jk
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