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

Ben Preece, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Courtney Love
Love screaming like a banshee and pulling together a wet-dream of a setlist.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Frente, Maples - Brisbane Powerhouse
Frente are "abso-fucking-lutely incredible" at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
In just two albums, Lana Del Rey has nailed her shtick.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Glass Animals - ZABA
While ZABA is stuffed full of 11 clanky stunners, it’s the way it plays out as a whole that’s the true triumph – utterly killer.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Northeast Party House - Any Given Weekend
"Assembling a great album can’t be as easy as Northeast Party House make it seem on their debut album."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Frente - Marvin The Album - 21st Anniversary Edition
"The songwriting is impeccable still"
Features / Music
Living The Make Believe
"I don’t really spend a lot of time trying to fit in."
Features / Music
Fever Pitch
After we get back from Australia, I think the first part of 2014, in the first four months or so, we’re going to focus on just writing these songs.
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Ben Preece
Ben Preece predicts big things for 2014.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Basics - My Brain's Off (And I Like It)
Incredibly executed tunes and more
Features / Music
Making Hay
"I will play again with a band one day."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: MTNS - Salvage
These four tracks contain a substance that could lead to longevity – solid, thought-provoking lyrics, subtle hooks with strong pop sensibilities intact and a genuine eye for production values.