Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Alabama Shakes and Courtney Barnett Photo: Supplied
Nick Bollinger, Jim Pinckney and Melody Thomas discuss their favourite international releases for the year.
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Artist: Tame Impala
Songs: Let It Happen, Eventually, ‘Cause I’m A Man
Composer: K.Parker
Album: Currents
Label: Interscope
Artist: Courtney Barnett
Songs: Depreston, Dead Poppies, Pedestrian At Best
Composer: Barnett
Album: Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit
Label: Remote Control, Milk
Artist: Alabama Shakes
Songs: Don’t Wanna Fight, Dunes, Miss You
Composer: Howard
Album: Sound and Colour
Label: Rough Trade
Artist: Various
Song: Chesme Man
Composer: Dariush
Album: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Label: Death Waltz
Artist: Various
Song: Yarom Bia
Composer: Kiosk
Album: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Label: Death Waltz
Artist: Various
Song: Dancing Girls
Composer: Farah
Album: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Label: Death Waltz
Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Songs: Can’t Keep Checking My Phone, Multi-Love, Stage Or Screen
Composer: R.Neilson, K.Neilson
Album: Multi-Love
Label: Jagjaguwar
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Song: Wesley’s Theory
Composer: Duckworth, Clinton, Ellison, Colson, Bruner, Gardiner
Album: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Universal
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Song: For Free
Composer: Duckworth, Martin, McKinney
Album: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Universal
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Song: King Kunta
Composer: Duckworth, Spears, Burns, Blake, Jackson, Lewis, Gordy
Album: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Universal
Artist: Joanna Newsom
Song: Anecdotes
Composer: Newsom
Album: Divers
Label: Drag City
Artist: Grimes
Songs: California
Composer: Boucher
Album: Art Angel
Label: 4AD
Artist: US Girls
Song: Sororal Feelings
Composer: Remy
Album: Half Free
Label: 4AD
Artist: D’Angelo
Song: Sugah Daddy
Composer: D’Angelo, Palladino, Gadson, Q-Tip, Foster
Album: Black Messiah
Label: RCA
