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

Writer's Poll - Matt MacMaster

The calibre of R&B impressed Matt MacMaster this year.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. channel ORANGE FRANK OCEAN
2. Shields GRIZZLY BEAR
3. Kill For Love THE CHROMATICS
4. Devotion JESSIE WARE
5. Lux BRIAN ENO
6. Awe Naturale THEESATISFACTION
7. Break It Yourself ANDREW BIRD
8. Fin JOHN TALABOT
9. There's No Leaving Now THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
10. Celebration Rock JAPANDROIDS

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
2. Loveless MY BLOODY VALENTINE
3. Trilogy THE WEEKND

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Bad Religion FRANK OCEAN
2. Laura BAT FOR LASHES
3. Wind And Walls THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
4. Myth BEACH HOUSE
5. Sleeping Ute GRIZZLY BEAR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Frank Ocean
2. Grizzly Bear
3. Bat For Lashes
4. Beach House
5. Chromatics

BEST WEBSITE

1. pitchfork.com
2. badassdigest.com
3. drownedinsound.com
4. allmusic.com
5. aintitcool.com

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. M83
2. Fleet Foxes
3. Radiohead
4. Active Child
5. The War On Drugs

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Tame Impala
2. Oh Mercy
3. Loon Lake
4. The Presets
5. Oliver Tank

BEST TV SHOW

1. The Walking Dead
2. Rage
3. Rake
4. Redfern Now
5. Modern Family

BEST MOVIE

1. Prometheus
2. The Cabin In The Woods
3. Goon
4. Argo
5. Paranorman

2012 HIGHLIGHT

R&B continuing to be a strong genre with huge talent.

2013 PREDICTION

Festivals will see a resurgence as they re-calibrate their format.