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

Writer's Poll - Adam Wilding

Adam Wilding breaks down his picks for the past twelve months.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Putrifiers II THEE OH SEES
2. Plains THE LAURELS
3. Bloom BEACH HOUSE
4. Eating For Two SARAH MARY CHADWICK
5. Sweet Heart Sweet Light SPIRITUALIZED
6. Shields GRIZZLY BEAR
7. Twins TY SEGAL
8. Shrines PURITY RING
9. Burning Boy JOE MCKEE
10. Lake Air DAPPLED CITIES

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (reissue) THE WHITE STRIPES

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Sick Of You BLACK LIPS
2. Love Life GIRLS
3. Outlands DEEP SEA ARCADE
4. Just A Couple Of Drinks SPOD
5. Yet Again GRIZZLY BEAR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Thee Oh Sees
2. Black Lips
3. Grizzly Bear
4. Spiritualized
5. Purity Ring

BEST WEBSITE

1. abc.net.au/news
2. google.com.au
3. swellnet.com.au
4. wikipedia.org.au
5. abc.net.au/iview

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Beck
2. Henry Rollins
3. Spiritualized
4. Deerhoof
5. tUnE-yArDs

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Joe McKee
2. Dirty Three
3.The Necks
4. Ed Kuepper
5. Royal Headache

BEST TV SHOW

1. Q&A
2. QI
3. At The Movies
4. Lowdown
5. Good Game

BEST MOVIE

1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Avengers
3. The Hobbit
4. Django Unchained
5. The Dark Knight Rises

2012 HIGHLIGHT

Heading to the Halifax Pop Explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia and sharing a lift and choice conversation with Jared Swilley of the Black Lips.

2013 PREDICTION

Speaking of my crystal ball, I reckon 2013 will be the year I finally do something about that rash.