It’s that time of year again and once again it seems like it just kind of snuck up on us. We’re officially halfway through 2015 and it’s time to look back, take stock, and look forward to the next six months.

Yes, it’s mid-year report time and Triple J, Double J, and Triple J Unearthed are leading the charge, looking over the best tracks, best albums, best moments, and biggest milestones from Australian and international music in the last six months.

Zan Rowe has helped kick things off by sharing her Top 10 favourite tracks from the year so far, including some choice cuts from homegrown heroes like Tame Impala and Dick Diver, as well as international stars like Kendrick Lamar and Best Coast.

Meanwhile, Home & Hosed’s Dom Alessio has handpicked the biggest moments in Aussie music that 2015 has given us so far, while Double J is telling us all about the albums that have defined the last six months, and Triple J is giving some love to their quiet achievers.

Australia’s national youth broadcaster is also looking forward to another six months of awesome music and they’ve gone ahead and given us the skinny on the sick albums we should all be keeping an eye out for, including eagerly anticipated releases from Lana Del Rey and Kanye West.

Zan Rowe’s Top 10 Tracks Of 2015 So Far

Tame Impala – ‘Let It Happen’
Sufjan Stevens – ‘Should Have Known Better’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘King Kunta’
Alabama Shakes – ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’
Dick Diver – ‘Tearing The Posters Down’
Major Lazer – ‘Lean On’ (Feat. Mo &DJ Snake)
Vallis Alps – ‘Young’
Bjork – ‘Stonemilker’
Best Coast – ‘California Nights’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – ‘Multi-Love’

Dom Alessio’s Biggest Moments In Australian Music 2015

The Return of Daniel Johns
Courtney Barnett Slays Ellen
Chet Faker dominates the Hottest 100
We ‘Beat The Drum’ with an all-star line-up
Alison Wonderland unveils Run
Remi Wins the Australian Music Prize
Australian metal is everywhere!
Black Summer: The child lord of EDM
Killer Mike loves Tkay Maidza
Flume is back

The 20 Best Albums Of 2015 (So Far…)

Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
Jamie xx – In Colour
Nadine Shah – Fast Food
Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Natalie Prass – Natalie Prass
Darren Hanlon – Where Did You Come From?
Laura Marling – Short Movie
My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams
Björk – Vulnicura
Oddisee – The Good Fight
Dick Diver – Melbourne, Florida
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Torres – Sprinter
Beat Spacek – Modern Streets
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

Triple J Unearthed’s 10 Quiet Achievers Of 2015

Samuel Dobson – ‘Coda’
Bugs – ‘Best Friend’
Heart Beach – ‘Away’
Clea – ‘Polyester’
The Hard Aches – ‘I Get Like This’
Edward Francis – ‘Braver’
Le Pie – ‘Secrets’
Life Is Better Blonde – ‘Mine’
Mangelwurzel – ‘My House’
Jahnne – ‘Life In Irrational Fear’

10 Awesome Albums Still To Come In 2015

Tame Impala – Currents
Foals – What Went Down
Disclosure – Caracal
Lana Del Rey – Honeymoon
Jarryd James
Rudimental
Parkway Drive
Chvrches
Fidlar – Too
Kanye West – SWISH

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