5 ALBUMS TO COMPLEMENT THE CLIMATE

1 JANELLE MONÁE, Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe once tried to convince us she was an android, but this brilliant, overachieving album proves she is a superhuman.

2 MIDDLE KIDS, Lost Friends

Like classic AM radio given the best kind of update. “Edge of Town” is still one of the greatest Australian songs in years.

3 KALI UCHIS, Isolation

Feeling sluggish? Put this on. Uchis’s genre-flirting approach (R&B, doo-wop, indie pop) is as diverse as her guest list (Tyler, the Creator; Bootsy Collins).

4 WILD ONES, Mirror Touch

Massive electro-pop ambition driven through a dreamy, indie-pop filter. This is one of the best (and most underrated) albums of the last year.

5 COURTNEY BARNETT, Tell Me How You Really Feel

Barnett has been on Barack Obama’s playlist and won The Australian Music Prize. Her second album has sunny melodies, but plenty of shade, too.