10 Best Debut Rock Music Albums Of The 2010s
4. Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit - Courtney Barnett
Everyone has to start somewhere and popular Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett can trace her beginnings back to this record from 2015.
Now a firm fixture of the alternative music scene, Barnett released her debut studio album off the back of several well-received EPs. With its credentials on full display (that title is the most indie thing of all time), it showcased Barnett's unique set of skills to her biggest audience yet.
The singer is so dry that she could make a desert envious. Her monotonal speak-singing technique sounds like Bob Dylan if he grew up in a small Australian town and had a mullet. It's utterly captivating to listen to, as Barnett guides you through her world of gleeful disappointment.
Even at the very beginning, the performer had a style that sounded timeless. Her confidence in her own unique style was infectious and left you thinking that you were listening to a seasoned pro, instead of an artist taking their first tentative steps towards stardom.
Catchy, revealing, funny, and just plain brilliant, Courtney Barnett's first albums is as good as its title is annoying to repeatedly type out.