...and the winner is... *drumroll*... Kings of Leon! What a surprise. I don't know about you, but I picked it. It was always going to be a race between the Kings and MGMT and with the former placing at numbers 3 and 1 and the latter at numbers 5 and 2, Australia's love of these two bands was confirmed. I was quite pleased to see Empire of the Sun poke their heads into the top 5 at number 4 with their sublime single "Walking on a Dream," which I'm proud to say I voted for.
That brings me to how the rest of my votes fared. Five out of ten made it into the countdown, which I think is a reasonable result:
So, a big WTF to two things. Fleet Foxes coming in at 65?! That song deserved a much higher place, c'mon. And no sign of Lykke Li... geez Australia, what's wrong with you?
Anyway, personal gripes aside, I attended a very fun Hottest 100/Australia Day BBQ at my friend Hannah's place in Richmond. Part of the festivities involved me printing off a whole bunch of Hottest 100 sweepstakes forms for everyone to fill out to see who could pick the top ten. My picks were:
I was pretty proud of that effort. It wasn't perfect, but it won me the sweepstakes competition! Though I think it's fair to say I had a pretty unfair advantage over most of the other people at the party in that I listen to triple j almost every day to keep me sane at work, so I have a pretty good idea of what's popular.
To see the rest of the results, click here.
That brings me to how the rest of my votes fared. Five out of ten made it into the countdown, which I think is a reasonable result:
- Band of Horses - Ode to LRC [didn't score]
- Bon Iver - Skinny Love [21]
- Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream [4]
- Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal [65]
- Goldfrapp - Clowns [didn't score]
- Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning [26]
- Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone [didn't score]
- Pnau - Embrace [12]
- Portishead - The Rip [didn't score]
- Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur [didn't score]
So, a big WTF to two things. Fleet Foxes coming in at 65?! That song deserved a much higher place, c'mon. And no sign of Lykke Li... geez Australia, what's wrong with you?
Anyway, personal gripes aside, I attended a very fun Hottest 100/Australia Day BBQ at my friend Hannah's place in Richmond. Part of the festivities involved me printing off a whole bunch of Hottest 100 sweepstakes forms for everyone to fill out to see who could pick the top ten. My picks were:
- Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire [1]
- MGMT - Electric Feel [2]
- Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream [4]
- Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa [58]
- The Presets - This Boy's In Love [8]
- Cut Copy - Lights and Music [15]
- TV on the Radio - Golden Age [didn't score]
- Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning [26]
- Pnau - Embrace [12]
- Bon Iver - Skinny Love [21]
I was pretty proud of that effort. It wasn't perfect, but it won me the sweepstakes competition! Though I think it's fair to say I had a pretty unfair advantage over most of the other people at the party in that I listen to triple j almost every day to keep me sane at work, so I have a pretty good idea of what's popular.
To see the rest of the results, click here.
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