![AC/DC: The rock icons that paved the highway to hell and defined what it is to be the ultimate feel-good stadium kings. Still rocking after decades, and sure to dominate the scene for years to come.]()
AC/DC: The rock icons that paved the highway to hell and defined what it is to be the ultimate feel-good stadium kings. Still rocking after decades, and sure to dominate the scene for years to come.
![High Tension: A metal punk crossover that will tear your face off. Come get some.]()
High Tension: A metal punk crossover that will tear your face off. Come get some.
![Say Lou Lou: Half Australian and half-Swedish but 100% amazing - criminally underrated dark pop perfection. Get them in your lives at once, but prepare to fall in love.]()
Say Lou Lou: Half Australian and half-Swedish but 100% amazing - criminally underrated dark pop perfection. Get them in your lives at once, but prepare to fall in love.
![Jagwar Ma: Everyone has a cliche vision of Down Under. Beach shorts, long hair, endless summers. Well, the incredible sunshine psych-meets-dance rock sound of the 'Ma are the sonic version of that - and they're one of the most incredible, escapist live acts on Earth.]()
Jagwar Ma: Everyone has a cliche vision of Down Under. Beach shorts, long hair, endless summers. Well, the incredible sunshine psych-meets-dance rock sound of the 'Ma are the sonic version of that - and they're one of the most incredible, escapist live acts on Earth.
![Chet Faker: Beards. Cigarettes. Puppies. Faker astounded the world with his 2014 debut, Built On Glass - a dreamy haze of trip-hop electronica. After topping Triple J's Top 100 with the gorgeous 'Talk Is Cheap', one expects a massive future from this bearded genius.]()
Chet Faker: Beards. Cigarettes. Puppies. Faker astounded the world with his 2014 debut, Built On Glass - a dreamy haze of trip-hop electronica. After topping Triple J's Top 100 with the gorgeous 'Talk Is Cheap', one expects a massive future from this bearded genius.
![The Presets: A futuristic, adventurous blend of club beats and pop melodies, The Presets carved a niche for themselves with their hard-edged tracks and soaring single hits such as their glorious 2008 release, 'This Boy's In Love'.]()
The Presets: A futuristic, adventurous blend of club beats and pop melodies, The Presets carved a niche for themselves with their hard-edged tracks and soaring single hits such as their glorious 2008 release, 'This Boy's In Love'.
![Iggy Azalea: Aside from all the feuds, during her short time on the music scene, Iggy Azalea has earned herself a place on the list with her no-nonsense attitude and fierce hit singles, most notably 'Work' and 'Change Your Life'.]()
Iggy Azalea: Aside from all the feuds, during her short time on the music scene, Iggy Azalea has earned herself a place on the list with her no-nonsense attitude and fierce hit singles, most notably 'Work' and 'Change Your Life'.
![Flume: One of the big success stories of 2013, Flume enjoyed a rise to major success following the release of his debut album, becoming one of the must-see electronic artists on the global festival scene. Mixing hip hop and electronica, young Harley Streton is one of dance music's biggest rising stars.]()
Flume: One of the big success stories of 2013, Flume enjoyed a rise to major success following the release of his debut album, becoming one of the must-see electronic artists on the global festival scene. Mixing hip hop and electronica, young Harley Streton is one of dance music's biggest rising stars.
![Strange Talk: Originally making their debut on the Australian music scene in 2011, Strange Talk have taken a little longer to adapt to the Northern hemisphere. A Melbourne-based four piece, their singles 'Climbing Walls', 'Sexual Lifestyle' and 'Eskimo Boy' are incredible, no matter what year you hear them.]()
Strange Talk: Originally making their debut on the Australian music scene in 2011, Strange Talk have taken a little longer to adapt to the Northern hemisphere. A Melbourne-based four piece, their singles 'Climbing Walls', 'Sexual Lifestyle' and 'Eskimo Boy' are incredible, no matter what year you hear them.
![Empire Of The Sun: Big hats, big tunes - Empire Of The Sun mixed costume drama with pop music when they made their debut in 2008. The band itself brought together members of two fine Australian bands - Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau.]()
Empire Of The Sun: Big hats, big tunes - Empire Of The Sun mixed costume drama with pop music when they made their debut in 2008. The band itself brought together members of two fine Australian bands - Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau.
![Sia: Before becoming the go-to songwriter for career-reviving ballads, Sia was an underrated singer/songwriter in her own right, with an impressive back catalogue and dedicated fanbase. Now having penned hits for the biggest stars on the planet and dominating the airwaves with 'Chandelier' and 'Elastic Heart', Sia's future is even more exciting than her past.]()
Sia: Before becoming the go-to songwriter for career-reviving ballads, Sia was an underrated singer/songwriter in her own right, with an impressive back catalogue and dedicated fanbase. Now having penned hits for the biggest stars on the planet and dominating the airwaves with 'Chandelier' and 'Elastic Heart', Sia's future is even more exciting than her past.
![The Avalanches: Will there ever be a second Avalanches album? Who knows, and if there isn't? Well, their 1997 debut album will still secure them a placed in the history books.]()
The Avalanches: Will there ever be a second Avalanches album? Who knows, and if there isn't? Well, their 1997 debut album will still secure them a placed in the history books.
![The Vines: They were first hailed as 'the new Nirvana'. They weren't - but Highly Evolved is a solid fun debut, eh?]()
The Vines: They were first hailed as 'the new Nirvana'. They weren't - but Highly Evolved is a solid fun debut, eh?
![INXS: The Michael Hutchence-fronted band enjoyed Australian success throughout the 80s, but it wasn't until 1987 that the band struck gold across the globe with sixth album, Kick. They went on to score hits such as 'Need You Tonight' and 'Suicide Blonde'. Hutchence even turned Kylie Minogue to the dark side...]()
INXS: The Michael Hutchence-fronted band enjoyed Australian success throughout the 80s, but it wasn't until 1987 that the band struck gold across the globe with sixth album, Kick. They went on to score hits such as 'Need You Tonight' and 'Suicide Blonde'. Hutchence even turned Kylie Minogue to the dark side...
![Sneaky Sound System: Their UK launch in 2009 fell flat but this Sydney-based duo have maintained a fanbase down under with their peerless, sexually charged pop sounds. How their 2011 single 'Big' wasn't a hit the world over is beyond us...]()
Sneaky Sound System: Their UK launch in 2009 fell flat but this Sydney-based duo have maintained a fanbase down under with their peerless, sexually charged pop sounds. How their 2011 single 'Big' wasn't a hit the world over is beyond us...
![Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The Australian climate doesn't have the same effect on all musicians who hail from down under, with Cave's gloriously gothic approach to his work making a welcome relief from boys with suntans singing about girls. His epic career has seen a number of various incarnations, but it is with The Bad Seeds that he has achieved most success and international acclaim.]()
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The Australian climate doesn't have the same effect on all musicians who hail from down under, with Cave's gloriously gothic approach to his work making a welcome relief from boys with suntans singing about girls. His epic career has seen a number of various incarnations, but it is with The Bad Seeds that he has achieved most success and international acclaim.
![Tame Impala: The world-conquering psychedelic wall of sound that is Tame Impala needs no introduction. A game-changing band true icons of their era.]()
Tame Impala: The world-conquering psychedelic wall of sound that is Tame Impala needs no introduction. A game-changing band true icons of their era.
![Wolfmother: Aussies love a good wild-haired rock monster, and that is what we find in Wolfmother - an old school beast of madman riffery and 1970s classic axe-wielding excellence.]()
Wolfmother: Aussies love a good wild-haired rock monster, and that is what we find in Wolfmother - an old school beast of madman riffery and 1970s classic axe-wielding excellence.
![Cut Copy: Underrated synth-pop legends, Cut Copy have been delivering flawless electro-pop since 2001, and have not once enjoyed the attention and success they have long deserved.]()
Cut Copy: Underrated synth-pop legends, Cut Copy have been delivering flawless electro-pop since 2001, and have not once enjoyed the attention and success they have long deserved.