MY "SHORTLIST" 2017 Just like 2012, 2013 and 2016, I am using my * point system as a process of elimination in determining my votes.
A$AP Mob - RAF {Ft. A$AP Rocky/Playboi Carti/Quavo/Lil Uzi Vert/Frank Ocean} (**)
A$AP Twelvyy - Periodic Table (**)
Alex Lahey - I Haven't Been Taking Care Of Myself
Alex Lahey - Perth Traumatic Stress Disorder (*)
Ali Barter - Cigarette
Alice Ivy - Be Friends {Ft. Cazeaux O.S.L.O/Tim De Cotta}
Alison Wonderland - Happy Place
Allday - Raceway (*****)
Allday - In Motion {Ft. Japanese Wallpaper} (****)
alt-J - 3WW (**)
alt-J - In Cold Blood (*)
AlunaGeorge - Turn Up The Love
Amy Shark - Drive You Mad (***)
Amy Shark - Blood Brothers (*)
Angie McMahon - Slow Mover (*)
Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau (*)
Arcade Fire - Everything Now (*)
Architects - Doomsday
Arno Faraji - destiny's (*****)
Arno Faraji - TREE'X {Ft. TONTON} (******)
A-Trak & Baauer - Dumbo Drop
Baker Boy - Cloud 9 {Ft. Kian}
Baker Boy - Marryuna {Ft. Yirrmal} (**)
Ball Park Music - Exactly How You Are (**)
Basenji - Mistakes {Ft. Tkay Maidza}
Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot (******)
Big Sean - Light {Ft. Jeremih}
Billie Eilish - Bellyache (**)
Billie Eilish - watch
Blink-182 - Parking Lot
Bliss N Eso - Friend Like You {Ft. Lee Fields}
Bliss N Eso - Moments {Ft. Gavin James} (*)
Bloody Beetroots, The + Jet - My Name Is Thunder (*)
BODY COUNT - No Lives Matter
Boo Seeka - Turn Up Your Light
BØRNS - Faded Heart (***)
British India - My Love
BROCKHAMPTON - QUEER
BROCKHAMPTON - SWEET (**)
BROCKHAMPTON - JELLO
Butterfingers - Big Night Out
Calvin Harris - Slide {Ft. Frank Ocean/Migos} (***)
Calvin Harris - Rollin {Ft. Future/Khalid} (***)
CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola (**)
Camp Cope - The Opener
Carmouflage Rose - Late Nights (*)
Cashmere Cat - 9 (After Coachella) {Ft. MØ & SOPHIE}
Ceres - Stretch Ur Skin {Ft. Wil Wagner} (*)
Chance The Rapper - Big B's {Ft. Young Thug} (*)
Charli XCX - Boys (*)
Childish Gambino - Have Some Love (*)
Childish Gambino - Boogieman
Childish Gambino - California (*)
Clovr - Cold {Ft. Amela}
Coin Banks - Be Real {Ft. Atom/Danny Martin}
Coin Banks - Forgive Us {Ft. The WAAPA Gospel Choir}
Cold War Kids - Love Is Mystical
Confidence Man - Bubblegum
Cosmo's Midnight - History
Crooked Colours - Flow
Crooked Colours - I Hope You Get It {Ft. Ivan Ooze} (**)
Crooked Colours - Come Back To You
CyHi The Prynce - Movin' Around {Ft. ScHoolboy Q}
CyHi The Prynce - Dat Side {Ft. Kanye West}
Danger Mouse - Chase Me {Ft. Run The Jewels/Big Boi}
Dean Lewis - Lose My Mind (*)
Denzel Curry - Skywalker
Desiigner - Outlet
Dillon Francis - Say Less {Ft. G-Eazy} (**)
Dillon Francis - Hello There {Ft. Yung Pinch} (**)
Diplo - Get It Right {Ft. MØ} (**)
DJDS - Why Don't You Come On {Ft. Khalid/Empress Of}
DMA's - Dawning (**)
DOPE LEMON - Home Soon
Drake - Passionfruit (****)
Drake - Portland {Ft. Quavo/Travis Scott}
Drake - Get It Together {Ft. Black Coffee/Jorja Smith} (*****)
Drake - Madiba Riddim (*)
Drake - Blem
Drake - Signs (***)
Drums, The - Blood Under My Belt
Duke Dumont & Gorgon City - Real Life {Ft. NAATIONS}
Dune Rats - 6 Pack (*****)
Dune Rats - Braindead (*)
Dune Rats - Counting Sheep
Dune Rats - Demolition Derby
DZ Deathrays - Shred For Summer (*)
E^ST - Life Goes On (***)
Elk Road - Pressure {Ft. Timberwolf}
ESESE - Slow Down {Ft. Caseaux O.S.L.O}
Everything Everything - Desire
Elk Road - Solid Gold {Ft. Julia Stone} (*)
Feki - Love You Better {Ft. GLADES}
Flight Facilities - Stranded {Ft. Reggie Watts/Broods/Saro}
Flint Eastwood - Queen
Flume - My Boo {Ft. Vince Staples, Kucka} {triple j Like A Version 2016} (**)
Flume - Enough {Ft. Pusha T} (***)
Flume - Hyperreal {Ft. Kučka} (*)
Foo Fighters - Run (**)
Foo Fighters - The Sky Is A Neighbourhood (*)
Foster The People - Pay The Man (**)
Foster The People - Doing It For The Money (**)
Foster The People - SHC
Frenzal Rhomb - Cunt Act
Future - Mask Off (****)
Future - Incredible
Gang Of Youths - What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out? (******)
Gang Of Youths - Let Me Down Easy (**)
Gang Of Youths - Fear And Trembling (*****)
Gang Of Youths - Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane (**)
Gang Of Youths - Achilles Come Down (*)
Gang Of Youths - Persevere (**)
Gang Of Youths - The Heart Is A Muscle (****)
Gang Of Youths - The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows (*****)
Gang Of Youths - Keep Me In The Open
Gang Of Youths - Say Yes To Life (******)
Gang Of Youths - Atlas Drowned (****)
Gang Of Youths- Blood {triple j Like A Version 2017} (**)
GANZ - Whatever You Choose (*)
George Maple - Kryptonite (***)
George Maple - Hero (*)
George Maple - Everybody Here Wants You
George Maple - Slow Dancing (**)
GoldLink - Rough Soul {Ft. April George}
GoldLink - Crew {Ft. Brent Faiyaz/Shy Glizzy} (**)
GoldLink - Meditation {Ft. Jazmine Sullivan/KAYTRANADA} (*)
Gordi - On My Side (*)
Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz {Ft. Popcaan} (*)
Gorillaz - Ascension {Ft. Vince Staples}
Gyroscope - Crooked Thought
Haiku Hands - Not About You
HAIM - Want You Back (*)
HAIM - Little Of Your Love (*****)
HAIM - Something To Tell You (*)
HAIM - Kept Me Crying (*)
Halsey - Now Or Never
Halsey - Bad At Love
Hands Like Houses - Drift
Hayden James - NUMB {Ft. GRAACE} (**)
Heaps Good Friends - Let's Hug Longer (*)
Heaps Good Friends - I Could Eat A Full Packet Of Yo Yo's (*)
Hellions - Adore {triple j Like A Version 2017}
iLoveMakonnen - Love {Ft. Rae Sremmurd} (*)
J Hus - Common Sense
J. Cole - Immortal (*)
J. Cole - Deja Vu (*)
Jack River - Fool's Gold (**)
Jack River - Fault Line
Jai Wolf - Starlight {Ft. Mr Gabriel}
JAY-Z - 4:44 (*)
JAY-Z - The Story Of O.J. (**)
JAY-Z - Family Feud {Ft. Beyoncé}
Jess Locke - Better/Bitter
Joey Bada$$- ROCKABYE BABY {Ft. ScHoolboy Q}
Joey Bada$$- TEMPTATION (*)
JOY. - Smoke Too Much
Joyride - Aunty Tracey's Cookies
Jungle Giants, The - Feel The Way I Do (**)
Jungle Giants, The - On Your Way Down (*)
Jungle Giants, The - Used To Be In Love (**)
Just A Gent - Hold {Ft. Thief}
K.Flay - High Enough
Kasabian - You’re In Love With A Psycho
Kehlani - Keep On
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4 (**)
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. (******)
Kendrick Lamar - DNA. (******)
Kendrick Lamar - YAH. (*)
Kendrick Lamar - ELEMENT. (*****)
Kendrick Lamar - FEEL. (**)
Kendrick Lamar - LOYALTY. {Ft. RIHANNA} (*)
Kendrick Lamar - PRIDE.
Kendrick Lamar - LUST. (***)
Kendrick Lamar - LOVE. {Ft. ZACARI} (***)
Kendrick Lamar - XXX. {Ft. U2} (*)
Kendrick Lamar - FEAR. (*)
Kendrick Lamar - GOD.
Kendrick Lamar - DUCKWORTH.
Keys N Krates & KRANE - Right Here
Khalid - Saved (*)
Khalid - Another Sad Love Song
Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke (*****)
Killers, The - The Man (***)
Killers, The - Run For Cover (**)
Killers, The - Wonderful Wonderful
Killers, The - Tyson Vs Douglas (*)
Kilter - Count On Me {Ft. LANKS}
Kilter - I Hear You (*)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nuclear Fusion (*)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Lord Of Lightning
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Altered Beast I
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Crumbling Castle (**)
Kirin J Callinan - Big Enough {Ft. Alex Cameron/Molly Lewis/Jimmy Barnes}
Kita Alexander - Hotel (**)
Kite String Tangle, The - Selfish (*)
Kite String Tangle, The - The Prize {Ft. Bridgette Amofah}
Kuren - Mastercraft (**)
Kuren - Bright Dawn {Ft. Illy} (**)
L D R U - To Be Free (**)
L D R U - Me {Ft. BOI} (*)
L-FRESH The LION - Our World
Lana Del Rey - Love (*)
Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life {Ft. The Weeknd}
Lana Del Rey - Summer Bummer {Ft. A$AP Rocky/Playboi Carti}
LANKS - My Own Mystery {Ft. Ngaiire}
Leikeli47 - Miss Me
Lido - Not Enough {Ft. THEY.} (**)
Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3 (*****)
Lil Uzi Vert - The Way Life Goes
Logic - Everybody (**)
Logic - 1-800-273-8255 {Ft. Alessia Cara/Khalid} (**)
Lorde - Green Light (***)
Lorde - Liability (**)
Lorde - Perfect Places (***)
Lorde - Homemade Dynamite (***)
Lorde - The Louvre
Mac DeMarco - On The Level (*)
Mac DeMarco - Baby You're Out (**)
Macklemore - Glorious {Ft. Skylar Grey}
Macklemore - Willy Wonka {Ft. Offset}
Maggie Rogers - On + Off (**)
Major Lazer - Run Up {Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR/Nicki Minaj} (**)
Make Them Suffer - Uncharted
Mallrat - Better
Mansionair - Astronaut (Something About Your Love) (*)
Manu Crook$ - Assumptions
Manu Crook$ - Ridin’ (*)
Matthew Young - Hey (***)
Meg Mac - Low Blows
Meg Mac - Maybe It's My First Time (**)
Metro Boomin - No Complaints {Ft. Offset/Drake} (*)
Miguel - Sky Walker {Ft. Travis Scott} (**)
Miguel - Pineapple Skies (*)
Mike WiLL Made-It - Perfect Pint {Ft. Kendrick Lamar/Gucci Mane/Rae Sremmurd}
Milky Chance - Blossom
Milky Chance - Bad Things {Ft. Izzy Bizu} (**)
MØ - Nights With You
Motez - The Future {Ft. Antony & Cleopatra}
Mura Masa - 1 Night {Ft. Charli XCX}
Muse - Dig Down (*)
N.E.R.D. & Future - 1000
N.E.R.D. & Rihanna - Lemon (***)
Nick Murphy - Your Time {Prod. KAYTRANADA} (**)
Nicole Millar - Blindfolded (**)
Ninajirachi - Pure Luck {Ft. Freya Staer} (**)
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
Nothing But Thieves - Amsterdam (**)
Ocean Alley - The Comedown (*)
Ocean Grove - Thunderdome {Ft. Running Touch} (*)
ODESZA - Line Of Sight {Ft. WYNNE/Mansionair} (*)
Odette - Watch Me Read You
offaiah - Run
Paces - Savage {Ft. NYNE}
Peking Duk - Let You Down {Ft. Icona Pop} (******)
Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge - Fake Magic (****)
Petit Biscuit - Problems {Ft. Lido}
Phoenix - Ti Amo (*)
PNAU - Into The Sky
PNAU - Young Melody {Ft. Vera Blue} (*)
PNAU - Go Bang (**)
PNAU - Changa
Polish Club - Come Party
Porches - Find Me
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
Presets, The - Do What You Want
Post Malone - rockstar {Ft. 21 Savage} (****)
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Way You Used To Do
RL Grime - Stay For It {Ft. Miguel} (**)
Royal Blood - Lights Out (*)
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?
Rubens, The - Million Man (**)
San Cisco - Hey, Did I Do You Wrong? (**)
San Cisco - Kids Are Cool (*)
San Cisco - The Distance
Seth Sentry - Play It Safe (*)
SG Lewis - Smart Aleck Kill {Ft. Col3trane} (*)
ShockOne - A Dark Machine {Ft. Reija Lee}
Skegss - Got On My Skateboard (*)
Skepta - Ghost Ride {Ft. A$AP Rocky/A$AP Nast}
Skrillex & Habstrakt - Chicken Soup
Skrillex & Poo Bear - Would You Ever (*)
sleepmakeswaves - Midnight Sun
Slumberjack - Fracture {Ft. Vera Blue} (****)
Slumberjack - Afraid, Unafraid {Ft. Sydnee Carter} (**)
Smith Street Band, The - Birthdays (****)
Smith Street Band, The - Passiona (******)
Smith Street Band, The - Song For You
Snakehips & Anne-Marie - Either Way {Ft. Joey Bada$$} (**)
Snakehips & MØ - Don't Leave
Spit Syndicate - Hold On Me {Ft. Joyride/Solo}
Spit Syndicate - Houdini {Ft. Remi}
Spoon - Hot Thoughts (*)
Stella Donnelly - Boys Will Be Boys
Stormzy - Big For Your Boots (**)
Stormzy - Cigarettes & Cush {Ft. Kehlani} (**)
Stormzy - Cold (****)
Sub Focus & Rudimental -Trouble {Ft. Chronixx & Maverick Sabre} (*)
Syd - All About Me
Syd - Over {Ft. 6LACK}
SŸDE - Above The Clouds {Ft. Olivia Reid} (*)
SZA - Doves In The Wind {Ft. Kendrick Lamar}
SZA - Love Galore {Ft. Travis Scott} (*)
Tame Impala - List Of People (To Try And Forget About) (******)
Tame Impala - Taxi's Here (**)
TAPZ - Run Don't Run
Tash Sultana - Electric Feel {triple j Like A Version 2017}
TCTS - Do It Like Me (Icy Feet) {Ft. Sage The Gemini/Kelis}
These New South Whales - Cholesterol Heart (God Bless Ya)
Thundamentals - Everyone We Know {Ft. Laneous}
Thundamentals - Sally {Ft. Mataya} (***)
Thundamentals - 21 Grams {Ft. Hilltop Hoods} (***)
Thundercat - Walk On By {Ft. Kendrick Lamar}
Tiny Little Houses - Garbage Bin (**)
Tired Lion - Cinderella Dracula (*)
Tired Lion - Fresh
Tkay Maidza & Danny L Harle - Bom Bom
Toro y Moi - Mirage
Touch Sensitive - Lay Down
Tove Styrke - Say My Name
Travis Scott - Butterfly Effect (**)
Trophy Eyes - Hurt (**)
Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy (**)
Tyler, The Creator - 911/Mr. Lonely (**)
Tyler, The Creator - Boredom {Ft. Rex Orange County & Anna Of The North}
UV boi - All I Want {Ft. Villette} - Vallis Alps - East
Vallis Alps - Oceans (*)
Vallis Alps - So Settled (**)
Vance Joy - Lay It On Me (**)
Vance Joy - Like Gold
Vera Blue - Private (*)
Vera Blue - Mended
Vera Blue - Regular Touch (***)
Vince Staples - Big Fish (***)
Vince Staples - Love Can Be... (*)
Vince Staples - Yeah Right (******)
What So Not - Be Ok Again {Ft. Daniel Johns} (*)
What So Not & LPX - Better (**)
Wiley - I Call The Shots {Ft. JME}
Willaris. K - Alchemy (**)
Winston Surfshirt - Be About You
Winston Surfshirt - Same Same (*)
Winston Surfshirt - TwennyFive {Ft. Eric Biddines} (*)
Wombats, The - Lemon To A Knife Fight (*)
Yungblud - I Love You, Will You Marry Me (**)
Ziggy Alberts - Heaven
360 - Yesterday {Ft. Hein Cooper} (*)
360 - Coup de Gráce {Ft. Seth Sentry/PEZ} (*)
360 - Way Out {Ft. Teischa}
6LACK - That Far (**)
- 350
* - 200
** - 120
*** - 50
**** - 30
***** - 20
****** - 10
Just missing out: (*****)
Allday - Raceway
Arno Faraji - destiny's
Drake - Get It Together {Ft. Black Coffee/Jorja Smith}
Dune Rats - 6 Pack
Gang Of Youths - Fear And Trembling
Gang Of Youths - The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
HAIM - Little Of Your Love
Kendrick Lamar - ELEMENT.
Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3
MY VOTES 2017: (******)
Arno Faraji - TREE'X {Ft. TONTON}
Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
Gang Of Youths - What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?
Gang Of Youths - Say Yes To Life
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar - DNA.
Peking Duk - Let You Down {Ft. Icona Pop}
Smith Street Band, The - Passiona
Tame Impala - List Of People (To Try And Forget About)
Vince Staples - Yeah Right