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

Tash Loh, Journalist

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Live Review: The Preatures, The Creases, Glass Skies
"The Preatures are a generational gem to be proud of."
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Live Review: Safia, Boo Seeka, Owen Rabbit
Say what you will, but nothing beats a really fucking good bass drop.
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Live Review: Horror My Friend, Lost Woods, Framework
"When you manage to pull three people onstage to do a shoey, you know you've just kicked off the party."
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Live Review: Gang Of Youths, I Know Leopard, Zefereli
"Every pair of ears in the room was well and truly mesmerised."
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Live Review: Megan Washington, Simon Relf
"A sense of humour accompanied by a flawless display of talent is always a top-notch combo."
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Live Review: Miami Horror, Young Franco, Joy, Cleopold
"They remind me of a really bad wedding band."
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Live Review: Asta, Luke Million
"Asta's whole being seemed to be shrouded in some kind of otherworldly light."
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Live Review: Last Dinosaurs, I Know Leopard, It's A Hoax
"Last Dinosaurs are the rare band that knows just how to scratch our itch."
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Live Review: Real Friends, With Confidence, Columbus, The Drive Home, The Away Game, The Playbook
"Shows like this prove that kids still love pizza, hate their hometowns and love rock shows."
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Live Review: Art Of Sleeping, Jesse Davison, Sunbeam Sound Machine
Art Of Sleeping "made for some epic crowd singalongs and the kind of arm-around-shoulders camaraderie that only really good music can provide."
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Live Review: Birds Of Tokyo, Ecca Vandal
"'Anchor', showed off the band’s musicianship and there really is something truly awesome about watching a singer really feel the music."
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Live Review: San Cisco, Crooked Colours, Methyl Ethel
"The band smiled their way through their latest album, old hits and “oh I totally didn’t realise they did that one song on that ad” tunes"