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

Billy Burgess, Contributor

Billy Burgess
Features / Music
Rosa Pistola At Chuleo Club
‘Everyone Was Shaking Ass Like Crazy’: The Rise Of Chuleo Club, Naarm’s Hottest Latinx Party
“At the end of the day, my community, the only thing that they want to do is come and shake ass. That’s all we want.”
Features / Music
The Presets
Slipping And Sliding And Out Of Control: The Presets’ ‘Beams’ Turns 20
A look back at Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes’ breakout debut album 20 years after its release.
Features / Interviews
Selve
Selve: ‘First Nations Music Should Be Held In The Same Regard As Places Like Abbey Road’
Selve’s Loki Liddle tells The Music about making the band’s new album, Breaking Into Heaven, on Jabirr Jabirr Country, and in Paris and London.
Features / Music
Hope Drone, Will Remedy
Can You Have A Fulfilling Music Career And A Day Job?
The answer is yes.
Features / Music
Linkin Park
Linkin Park: Ten Greatest Moments
Ahead of the nu-metal group's 2026 Australian tour, The Music has gone down memory lane and come up with a list of Linkin Park's greatest moments.
Features / Interviews
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods: ‘When We're Making Music, We Can't Escape Ourselves’
“Making music for us isn't just a function of being our job; it's something we've got to do, we love doing, and without it we're a bit lost.”
Features / Music
Dick Diver In 2015
‘Everybody Was Jacked On Everybody Else's Songs’: Dick Diver Reunite And Rediscover Their Old Magic
Ten years after their most recent album, and with band members scattered across the world, Melbourne/Naarm indie pop outfit Dick Diver will reunite for a series of hometown shows.
Features / Music
Npcede
Loud, Angry And Resolute: The Accidental Origins Of Npcede
After a successful quasi-DJ set and a hunt for Npcede's Victor and Roy Moore, the question arose: "Should we just make a band?"
Industry / Feature
Ben Watts
‘We Are Seeing So Many Different Artists Succeed Globally’: Ben Watts Breaks Down Spotify’s Australian Music Global Impact List
Artists including Dom Dolla, CYRIL, Lithe, and Royel Otis made waves on Spotify's newly-released Global Impact List.
Features / Music
Refused performing live
Ending Complicity: Why Musicians Are Boycotting Events
“Artists have power when we move together, and this moment has shown how essential that solidarity can be,” said Australian artist and label owner Andy Garvey last month.
Features / Interviews
Sons Of The East
Sons Of The East: 'When You Force It, You’re Never Going To Get The Magic'
Ten years on from the release of their debut EP, Sons Of The East have a new album under their belts, remain independent, and their creativity is blooming.
Features / Music
Teddy Swims
The Teddy Swims Songs We Want To Hear On His 2025 Australian Tour
Teddy Swims has been on a rapid and unparalleled ascent, culminating in the expansion of his upcoming Australian tour with extra shows in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.