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

Joel Lohman, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sun Kil Moon
"The Kozelek before us tonight is a warm, compelling and generous performer."
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Live Review: Bill Callahan, David Quirk
"Few musicians have cultivated such a unique and distinctive take on the acoustic troubadour."
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Live Review: Ryan Adams, Middle Kids
"Tonight's laconic, workmanlike performance feels slightly perfunctory at times."
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Live Review: Royal Headache, Power, The Electric Guitars
"[Royal Headache] employ none of the typical tricks to get an audience excited: they are simply one of the most exciting bands in existence."
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Live Review: Toby Martin
"Some songs would have benefited from incorporating different voices, rather than having all of these stories filtered through the dude from Youth Group."
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Live Review: The Darkness
"There are few bands doing what they do these days and even fewer who do it with such verve."
Features / Arts
Mae Martin
Mae Martin Is Standing Up For Mental Health In Her Revealing New Show
"When I was younger I was so afraid to be dark or sardonic. It's been fun to be a little more acidic."
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The Travelling Sisters (MICF)
"The sheer amount of collective talent demonstrated by the trio is extraordinary."
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Live Review: The Mountain Goats, Oh Pep!
"Darnielle certainly knows how to structure a setlist for maximum emotional impact."
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Mel Buttle: I Can't Believe It's Not Buttle (MICF)
"Buttle is better than most at capturing this aspect of Australia, and bloody good on her."
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Dilruk Jayasinha: The Art Of The Dil (MICF)
"An ambitious comic who wants to sell tickets all over regional Australia."
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Rama Nicholas: The Lucky Ones (MICF)
"A celebration of love in all its forms."