Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Writer's Poll - Andrew Mast

An eclectic mix of picks from our Andrew Mast.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Be Strong THE 2 BEARS
2. Saint Etienne Presents Words And Music SAINT ETIENNE
3. Beard Wives Denim POND
4. Sonik Kicks PAUL WELLER
5. You Me Bullets Love THE BOMBAY ROYALE
6. One Day I'm Going To Soar DEXYS
7. Monument CHILDREN COLLIDE
8. Fear Fun FATHER JOHN MISTY
9. New War NEW WAR
10. One Second Of Love NITE JEWEL

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. The Soul Of Melbourne VARIOUS
2. Nuggets: Australian Interpolations Of The First Psychedelic Era VARIOUS
3. Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance VARIOUS

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. History Eraser COURTNEY BARNETT
2. The Bravest Man In The Universe BOBBY WOMACK
3. March On N'FA JONES
4. I Fink U Freeky DIE ANTWOORD
5. Wild 'N' Ready CONGO TARDIS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Kevin Parker
2. Damon Albarn
3. Joshua Tillman
4. The 2 Bears
5. Simon Dine

BEST WEBSITE

1. dangerousminds.net
2. twitter.com
3. abc.net.au/iview
4. rdio.com
5. discogs.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Father John Misty
2. The Raveonettes
3. Psychic TV
4. Transistors
5. Thee Oh Sees

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Violent Soho
2. Straight Arrows
3. Mia Dyson
4. Standish/Carlyon
5. Ana Nicole

BEST TV SHOW

1. Enlightened
2. Black Mirror
3. Tangle
4. Girls
5. The Fades

BEST MOVIE

1. The Cabin In The Woods
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Safety Not Guaranteed
4. Magic Mike
5. Headhunters

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Getting to witness both Marc Almond and Julian Cope playing live in the UK.

2013 PREDICTION

That I will finally accept the fact that Tom Waits will never tour Australia.