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

Writer's Poll - Tom Birts

EL-P, Aesop Rock and Kendrick Lamar impressed Tom Birts this past year.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Cancer 4 Cure EL-P
2. Celebration Rock JAPANDROIDS
3. Skelethon AESOP ROCK
4. Good Kid M.A.A.D City KENDRICK LAMAR
5. Dillatroit J DILLA
6. Ill Manors PLAN B
7. Diver LEMONADE
8. Stay Frosty EMPERORS
9. The Man With The Iron Fists OST VARIOUS ARTISTS
10. Key To The Kuffs JJ DOOM

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Graceland (Re-Issue) PAUL SIMON
2. Liquid Swords (Re-Issue) GZA
3. I Wish My Brother George Was Here (Re-Issue) DEL THA FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. The Full Retard EL-P
2. Cycles To Gehenna AESOP ROCK
3. Teeth BANG ON!
4. Younger Us JAPANDROIDS
5. Eye Drops LEMONADE

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. El-P
2. Emperors
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. RZA
5. Danny Brown

BEST WEBSITE

1. themusic.com.au
2. twitter.com
3. youtube.com
4. dailymash.co.uk
5. thepoke.co.uk

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Mumford & Sons
2. The Pharcyde
3. Atmosphere
4. Flight Of The Conchords
5. Efren Ramirez

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. The Beautiful Girls
2. Voltaire Twins
3. Adam Crook
4. Rob Shaker
5. Emperors

BEST TV SHOW

1. Game Of Thrones
2. Breaking Bad
3. Louis Theroux
4. Dexter
5. The Thick Of It

BEST MOVIE

1. Prometheus
2. Marley
3. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
4. The Hunter
5. Bully

2012 HIGHLIGHT

New music from incredible artists who have been around for 15-20 years – DOOM, Aesop Rock, El-P.

2013 PREDICTION

Hip Hop Renaissance – Danny Bown, Kendrick Lamar et al.