The Hottest 100 of 2022 countdown will take place this weekend
Personal missives, passionate explorations of culture, fiery manifestos against the status quo… here are the records that took our breath away this year
Flume, The Wombats, Lime Cordiale, Gang of Youths, Ball Park Music and Wet Leg also received high rotation this year
Aussies continued to show a lot of love to homegrown hero The Kid LAROI in 2022, while also streaming The Wiggles and Flume
The festival's grand Canberra comeback was a hard-earned return to the epic scale and abundance of good vibes that put Spilt Milk on the map
They join co-host Natalie Imbruglia, who will also perform alongside Flume, Amyl and the Sniffers, Peking Duk and Tones and I, among others
"To me, hardstyle and ripped dudes, it's a perfect harmony," said Flume
Flume will perform at The Dome in Sydney, while Thelma will take to Parliament House in Canberra
The previously unreleased demo "never quite made it onto an album"
Other names to cop nods include Gang Of Youths, Julia Jacklin, Spacey Jane and Courtney Barnett – all of whom have been NME Australia cover stars