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

Will Oakeshott, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Luca Brasi, Moose Blood, The Hard Aches, Hyder Seek
"A slightly shaky start for the math-indie-ocker-punk mates was quickly remedied."
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Live Review: Billy Talent, Young Offenders
"When the four Canucks attacked the stage South Australia reacted in pure ecstasy."
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Live Review: Hellions, Pridelands, A Ghost Orchestra, Valhalla
"The audience spent more time in the air than standing."
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Live Review: Mane, Ollie English, Jordan Lee Tito
"Court and her band were on a mission to wow Adelaide."
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Live Review: Basement, Turnover, Break Even, Hindsight
"Their soundcheck alone incited a frenzy."
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Live Review: A Wilhelm Scream, The Decline, Hightime
"The whole time the band appeared to be in paradise which must have included a slingshot and a trampoline..."
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Live Review: The Wonder Years, Knuckle Puck, Our Past Days, The Away Game
"Don't wait another six years please TWY!"
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Live Review: The Bennies, Off With Their Heads, Hightime, Young Offenders
"The Bennies come across as some of the most authentic and fantastic people in punk music right now."
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Live Review: Strung Out, PEARS, The Lizards
"[with] the unbridled energy of 20-year-olds, they proved that punk can truly cure what ails you."
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Live Review: Sunn O))), Magma
"This was not a musical concert, this was a cinematic experience."
Reviews / Arts
Sam Simmons: Not A People Person
"...a performance of utter magnificence."
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Live Review: Stories, Belle Haven, Polaris, Hindsight
"Their music has a spiritual effect that cleanses the souls of those who witness it (and the band themselves)."