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

Sean McKenna, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Drenge, The Creases
"Drenge, ten points. Eardrums, zero."
Features / Music
Match Made In Heaven
"To some people, heartbreak is the catalyst to everything amazing that happens in their life thereafter."
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Sean McKenna
Sean McKenna deems A$AP Rocky to be the best of 2013.
Reviews / Arts
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid sways away from the generic dramatic performance with its use of devised contemporary dance and powerful performances all round, creating something far more interesting and dark.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Diger Rockwell - Innersense
Combine dreamy, deft vocals and some seriously silky transitioning with intensely layered production and a consistent, deep house undertone throughout and you find Innersense.
Features / Music
Swagger In The Shadows
"The whole showmanship and going out and doing a show, I see the merit in it, and I think it’s great for other artists but it just isn’t me."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: British India, Dead Owls, Stillwater Giants
Allow me to clarify that when I say the crowd was energetic and vibrant, I mean there were bodies hurtling, fists flying, t-shirts ripping (and a suit), crowd surfing, stage diving (and rushing) and much more; not entirely what one would expect.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Earlwolf
The star of the show, at least according to Tyler and Earl, was definitely Odd Future TV star Dolphin, who provided backing MC vocals and a hyped twerk performance.
Features / Music
Trash Talk
"I started sending [my own] stuff into Ministry of Sound and they were like what’s your name? And I was like, ‘Oh fuck, oh okay – Tommy Trash!’ It was a name made out of desperation."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Lapalux
The set was rounded off with probably the night’s biggest drop before Howard made a speedy exit from the stage.
Reviews / Arts
Jimmy McGhie
He mocked and ridiculed with the deft execution only an experienced performer could showcase, all whilst maintaining a completely hilarious act.
Reviews / Arts
Sami Shah: Pakistan To Perth
Either way you look at the denunciating performance, it can’t be argued that the man has mastered the art of criticising an entire audience whilst simultaneously sending them into utter hysterics.
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