2020 used to be a provoking year for plenty of, but “Warmth Waves” used to be honest the tonic for hundreds of Australians. “From the ethereal opening bars, ‘Warmth Waves’ completely encapsulates the collective mood of the past 12 months,” feedback triple j’s Music Director Slash Findlay.
The track is lifted from Dreamland, the Dave Bayley-led band’s third and most a hit album to-date, with a No. 6 peak on the ARIA Albums Charts.
“Warmth Waves” used to be one amongst the act’s three entries in the countdown, including “Tangerine” (No. 18) and “Your Cherish” (No. 51), and it’s their first appearance in the Top 10.
Discontinuance behind used to be Spacey Jane’s “Booster Seat” and Flume’s “The Incompatibility” featuring Toro y Moi, respectively.
The annual checklist affords a deep dive into young Australians’ tune tastes.
Seven females characteristic in the Top 10, including Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, G Flip, Billie Eilish, Peppa from Spacey Jane, Jen from Ball Park Music and Cesira from The Jungle Giants, whereas Cardi B makes Freshest 100 ancient past because the principle female rapper to characteristic in the Top 10, with “WAP” at No. 6.
Also, Indigenous artists accounted for six of the tip 100 songs, an all-time high, including two from The Kid Laroi and one each from Thelma Plum, Sycco, Beddy Rays and Birdz, who debuts Badtjala language in the countdown.
They didn’t purchase this time, but Lime Cordiale can even honest still feel adore winners. The sibling act landed five songs in the countdown, a feat equaled by Billie Eilish (in 2019) and Violent Soho (2016), and honest one insecure of Wolfmother’s six-tune benchmark location in 2005.
Triple J’s annual countdown boasts 66 songs from homegrown artists, tying with the 2016 pollas essentially the most Australian entries.
Inspect the fleshy checklist right here.
