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.

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From Saxophonist To Racing Car Driver And Beyond
"It's such a wonderful experience of being there in the car, out on the track, in control".
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Pic by Alishah Leontsinis
Is Ultra Festival Bringing Dance Music Back To The Australian Circuit?
Here's a full wrap-up of Melbourne's inaugural event.
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Could The 'Black Panther' Soundtrack Revolutionise Popular Music In Film?
'Black Panther The Album' signals a new chapter of artistry and innovation.'
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EDM Is Not Really Justice's 'Cup Of Tea'
"Actually, we are very bad at making proper club music."
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Reclaiming The Band Name & Struggling To Describe Their Sound
"It's funny, but I always struggle to describe the sound if I meet somebody new and you get onto the subject of, 'What do you do?' or, 'I'm in a band'."
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From Fingerprint To Prince: The Rise Of The New Power Generation
"I think it used to kinda bum him out - every time one of these guitar-player magazines come out with the guitar gods, he's always ranked really low."
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Reggae's Gonna Save The World
"I think we have some real problems, in that way, but reggae music is one of the only things that can help humanity with these problems."
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From Busking In The Subway To Recording With Queen Bey
"We're just doing a lot of touring and recording a lot and taking as many opportunities as we can - take it day-by-day and kind of riding the wave."
Features / Music
Andrew VanWyngarden On The Reinvention Of MGMT
"We really didn't cut ourselves off as much in the process - like we didn't isolate ourselves and make it so that writing music was this torturous process filled with anguish and despair, like some guy in a castle tower."
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EXCLUSIVE: MGMT Confirm They're Heading To Australia This Year
'There is something in the pipeline.'
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Why Justin Timberlake Is In A World Of Hate
"It's actually so superficial as to be unconvincing."
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Inspiring More Young Females To Make Beats
"I actually came across their first record, 'Since I Left You', when I was about 15, because I bought it by accident."
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