Triple J Hottest 100, 2009

// January 17th, 2010 // music

What a big year for music, the year before was a bit flat, but this year both Mark and I have found whittling our long lists down to short lists very difficult, and picking ten from the shortlist was very difficult. Australia Day is my favourite public holiday, and it involves relaxing in the sun with some beers and listening to the live countdown, and this year is going to be huge. The three lists below are in alphabetical order, and the Hit and Short lists have links to Myspace to listen to the playlists. All the photos in this post were taken by yours truly.

Hit List
Hottest 100 2009 Hit List on Myspace Music.

Bluejuice – (Ain’t) Telling The Truth
Canvas Kites – Wayside
Deep Sea Arcade – Lonely In Your Arms
Drums, The – Let’s Go Surfing (I have been trying to catch the name of the artist if this song for ages, and have been trying to Shazam it with no luck)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home (Every time this comes on the radio I have to turn the volume up loud, sweet lyrics too)
Hilltop Hoods – Chase That Feeling (This song came out about the same time my grandpa died, I also had a dream that this song was played at his funeral, so I always think of him when I hear it)
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (This track has been on high rotation on my iPod since it was released. I reckon it will make the teop 5)
Sarah Blasko – All I Want (What a great voice)
Sia – You’ve Changed (Mark and I saw her live last year, she is adorable!)
Whitley – Head, First, Down

Short List
Hottest 100 2009 Short List on MySpace Music.

Air – Sing Sang Sung (This was the soundtrack to our Rottnest Island video, every time I hear the song it reminds me of that day)
Antony & The Johnsons – Aeon ( Jason from These Roving Eyes introduced me to the love voice of Anthony, and I have been a big fan ever since)
Art Vs Science – Parlez Vous Francais?
Bloc Party – One More Chance
Cloud Control – Gold Canary
Gomez – Airstream Driver (Sorry Gomez, you’re still my fav band, but this was the only good track on your latest album, and your show sold out, so I only saw you once last year at Southbound)
Gossip, The – Dimestore Diamond (Love this song and the remixes, the other songs on the album are great too!)
Junior Boys – Hazel (I bumped into a couple in a que at Parklife who had come especially to see these guys, I caught the end of their show and they were great, and have been popular on my iPod since)
Kid Sam – Down To The Cemetery
Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing (She made headlines while in Brisbane for assaulting a drag queen at The Beat, I saw her the next day at Parklife and she was great. I remember she sprayed a can of beer all over the photogs in the pit, with my quick reflexes I manged to avid it. I remember bumping into @antzpantz after who said he never covers his camera when that happens and goes for the shot)
Lily Allen – Not Fair (The song about being made to sleep in the wet patch, I love it)
Lisa Mitchell – Coin Laundry

Little Birdy – Brother (I saw these guys live in their hometown Perth last year, great show)
Maccabees, The – No Kind Words
Matt Van Schie – Saturday Night
MPHO – Box N Locks
Muse – Uprising (I bet this’ll be in the top 5, great tune)
Peter Bjorn & John – Lay It Down (Great toe-tapping track, and a great video too)
Philadelphia Grand Jury – The Good News
Phoenix – Lisztomania
Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, The – Future Africa (from Triple J unearthed, these guys sound awesome, and I want to see them live)
Record Producer – Good News

Long List:

Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
Band Of Skulls – Death By Diamonds And Pearls

Basement Jaxx – Raindrops (I saw these guys at the Future Music Festival last year, and thy were my favourite festival act of the year!)
Bat For Lashes – Daniel
Beautiful Girls – Don’t Wait
Bliss N Eso – On Tour
Bluejuice – Broken Leg
Bob Evans – Hand Me Downs
Boy & Bear – Mexican Mavis
Buraka Som Sistema – Restless
Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend
Chasm And Vida Sunshyne – Where Did We Go Wrong
Cold War Kids – Audience
Dacios, The – Liberty Lovers
Dan Sultan – Letter
Dananananakroyd – Black Wax
Daniel Merriweather – Change (Ft. Wale)
Dappled Cities – The Price
Deep Sea Arcade – Don’t Be Sorry
Diafrix – Crazy (Ft. N’fa)
Dialectrix – Outcast
Dizzee Rascal – Dirtee Cash
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers (This is a great track to listen to loud while vacuuming)
Drawn From Bees – Long Tooth Setting Sun

Empire Of The Sun – Without You (Single Version) (Major highlight of last year was seeing these guys live from side of stage)
Eulogies – Two Can Play
Fearless Vampire Killers – Alright Now Honey
Flight Of The Conchords – Hurt Feelings (A Kiwi entry, there has not been much NZ music played on @tripleJ this year)
Florence & The Machine – Dog Days Are Over
Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life
Girls – Lust For Life
Gossling – Days Are Over
Grand Fatal – Gravity’s A Bitch
Grinspoon – Comeback
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
Horrorshow – Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think)
Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Howl – Blackout
Hungry Kids Of Hungary – Scattered Diamonds
Illy – Pictures
Jamie T – Sticks ‘N’ Stones
Jet – She’s A Genius
John Steel Singers – Masochist
Jonathan Boulet – 321 Ready Or Not
Karen O And The Kids – All Is Love
Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness
Kill Teen Angst – Small Town Small Children
Killaqueenz – Boyfriend (Dcup Remix)
Kisschasy – Turnaround
Kram – Silk Suits
Last Dinosaurs, The – As Far As You’re Concerned
Laura Marling – Goodbye England
Lupe Fiasco – Shining Down
Manchester Orchestra – I’ve Got Friends

Metric – Sick Muse
Miike Snow – Animal
Monsters Of Folk – Say Please
Paper Scissors, The – T-T-Time
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
Peaches – Talk To Me
Regina Spektor – Eet
Riceboy Sleeps – Happiness (Jónsi and Alex, the cutest Icelandic/American couple)
Royksopp – The Girl And The Robot (Ft. Robyn)
Sally Seltmann – Harmony To My Heartbeat
Shady Lane – Absolute Truth
Sherlock’s Daughter – Kids
Shockone – Polygon (Ft. Reija Lee)
Space Invadas – Life
Tame Impala – Remember Me
Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang
Thundamentals – The Mash
Traps – The Memento
Vampire Weekend – Horchata
Vampire Weekend – Cousins
Very Best, The – Warm Heart Of Africa
Wolf Gang – The King And All Of His Men
Wolfmother – New Moon Rising (This’ll be in the top ten for sure)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
Yuksek – Tonight
Yves Klein Blue – Make Up Your Mind