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

Cyclone Wehner, Contributor

Cyclone Wehner

Cyclone Wehner is a Melbourne journalist writing about R&B, hip hop, dance music, synth-pop, and film/TV. She's interviewed everyone from Beyoncé to Daft Punk to Jane Campion. Cyclone has also DJed at feted clubs like Revolver. She is obsessed with vampires and, currently, curating concept playlists.

Features / Music
Ambassadors For Prince Remember His Uncanny Ability To Nurture Talent & Connect People
"He wanted to go to [my] sessions. I'm like, 'No, you gotta stay away'... it kinda, I think, ticked him off a bit 'cause he wanted to help little sister."
Features / Arts
Bob Morley Thinks Fans Should Expect Some Changes In The Fifth Season Of 'The 100'
"Bellamy, to my surprise, has actually turned into quite a sensible, rational human being. So that's been quite a challenge for me to play this season!"
Features / Music
'Better Girl' Is A Celebration Of Inspiring Women
"My sibling Heya has actually recently undergone a gender transformation. So this song is actually written partially about her. It does also have elements about my mum."
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From Beyonce To Cardi B: Tinashe Proves Why We Need To Stop Comparing Female Artists
"Tinashe should be a superstar – just give her the room."
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Dr Octagon Is 'A Freak Who Attracts Freaks'
"A couple of years ago he was like, 'Can we do this? Let's do this!' I was like, 'Are you serious?'"
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Deutsch Duke
Disco Montego's Dennis Dowlut Shares How His Brother & Son Inspired His Latest Project, Deutsch Duke
"I was waiting for a time when I could actually put it out and not be upset by it."
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Coachella’s Highest-Ever Billed Female DJ Is Searching For "The Truest Version" Of Herself
"I feel like sometimes the words I wrote on this album dictated how I ended up dealing with things in real life."
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Acknowledging Hip Hop's Problematic Past In Hopes Of A Positive Future
Shots fired, snowflakez.
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Playing The Same Piano As The Late Bobby Womack & Worshiping Damon Albarn
"I think the more time you spend in the music industry, you realise you don't have to do everything. I've become very good at saying 'No'."
Features / Music
Forget Drake & The Weeknd: Here Are The R&B Acts You Need To Be Paying Attention To
This week's OG Flavas...
Features / Music
Broods Singer Georgia Nott Is Done With The Lack Of Women Behind The Scenes
"I felt like I had control over what I was creating and I felt like I had an opinion that was really important - and I had an opinion that was listened to."
Features / Music
A Song To Bridge The Gap Between People
"I think, before land masses were to be labelled like pets, we were all here and able to make a habitat from our surroundings."
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