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

Jake Dennis, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Movin' Melvin Brown - Soul To Soul (I Have A Dream)
The show’s highlight is his standout impersonation of James Brown.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Rihanna - Unapologetic
"From its cocksure and swagger-dripping opening track to the synth-silly final song, Unapologetic makes no apologies and, because of the industry power of the artist concerned, requires none."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Barbra Streisand - Release Me
The liner notes already hint at a follow-up release, and considering the excellent quality of this album we should expect another triumph.
Reviews / Live
Matchbox Twenty, pic by Jacinta Mathews
Live Review: Matchbox Twenty, INXS, Evermore
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra
Features / Music
Still Swinging With Style
That is crucial for the success of any group whether it’s a band, a football team, or people working in an office. A good band sounds like one band
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin
The lyrical content of the album paints an image of a dilapidated rural setting: a dustbowl with rusted shoes, tombstones, and a hardworking farmer called Flat Nail Joe.
Features / Music
Songs From The Heart
While his first big career win was with Australian Idol and his tip of the hat to Roy Orbison was a hit, Damien Leith tells Jake Dennis that he deserves to be known as much more than a covers artist.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Linkin Park - Living Things
The album seems short and unsatisfying, especially considering the band’s musical calibre and their catalogue of superb classics.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun
There’s enough to keep ‘Hoods fans happy...