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

Michael Prebeg, Journalist

Michael Prebeg

Michael Prebeg is a freelance journalist who has been working in the communications and media industry for more than a decade. During his Bachelor of Media Studies (Journalism), he discovered his passion for writing and photographing the live music scene and hasn't looked back since. Michael loves nothing more than attending a live music gig and has been an active writer for The Music since 2014 and previously contributed to a number of local online and print publications.

Reviews / Live
Live Review: James Bay, Gretta Ray
"This is the most beautiful room I've seen in my life, of course it's in Melbourne."
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Live Review: Cosmo's Midnight
"Being such multi-talented producers they can easily change up the way they perform each song in a live atmosphere and still create a seamless delivery."
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Live Review: Pale Waves, AViVA
"Their debut LP is something to be very excited about."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Regina Spektor
"Fans couldn't have asked anything more of this one-off performance."
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Live Review: Kllo, Jack Grace
"We fight the temptation to stand up for a dance and instead opt to tap legs with hands and bop our heads along to the captivating rhythms."
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Live Review: Vera Blue, Alice Ivy, Kira Puru
"Her vocal delivery is extraordinary, especially those high falsetto runs during quieter moments when the crowd is completely captivated."
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Live Review: HER, Nasty Mars
"HER's deeply intimate and emotional R&B music gets the crowd vibing right away."
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Live Review: Angus & Julia Stone, Angie McMahon
"They create a great sense of intimacy like we're watching them jam in the privacy of their home as we get lost in the moment wherever their musical direction takes us."
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Live Review: Flight Facilities, Alice Ivy
"Guzman tells us they're gonna do something special and then they play an unreleased song that we're told has never been performed live before."
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Live Review: Didirri, Batts
"His voice is magnificently rich."
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Live Review: Alex The Astronaut, Stella Donnelly, Alexander Biggs
"Donnelly returns and the duo to perform a brilliant cover of Peter Bjorn & John's 'Young Folks'... and they complement one another perfectly (even with a broken guitar string)."
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Live Review: Halsey, Kehlani
"TeeTee joins her on a water-soaked square platform as they present a creative synchronised dance routine for 'Lie' and 'Don't Play' as they splash the audience in the moshpit."
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