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

Paul Mulkearns, Journalist

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Live Review: Pendulum, Earthlings
"They power through a mix of tunes, almost more like a DJ set rather than a band."
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Live Review: Naughty By Nature, Provokal
"Going through their collection of tunes is pretty enjoyable, although they rely on audience participation a bit much."
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Live Review: Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake
"it's no wonder their setlists read like a greatest hits compilations, but we can't imagine it would be better any other way."
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Live Review: The Kite String Tangle, Dustin Tebbutt
"All in all a great party, going through the realms from indie-rock to electronic-indie."
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Live Review: The Upbeats Ft MC Woody, Silent Shadow, Kurrupt - Ellement Lounge
"The Upbeats throw in some dancehall vocals and old-school breaks before returning to the tear-out drum’n’bass."
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Live Review: Alison Wonderland, Wave Racer
"Alison throws in some Lorde, which, as expected, gets the crowd riled up once more, before ending the night with some big-room house."
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Live Review: Xzibit, The Funkoars
As The Funkoars put it, this is how hip hop is supposed to sound.
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Salmonella Dub Soundsystem. Pic by Terry Soo.
Live Review: Salmonella Dub Soundsystem, Kosha D Vs De La Haye, Operon & Dayelle
Dayelle does a smashing job on microphone duty and lets tunes run appropriately.
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Jurassic 5. Pic by Terry Soo.
Live Review: Jurassic 5, Total Eclipse, Mr Hill & Rahjconkas, Schoolfight
J5 play too many great songs to mention, but Quality Control, High Fidelity, Without A Doubt and What’s Golden really get the crowd moving.
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