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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Z-Trip Has Very Fond Memories Of Aussie Festivals & Joe Manganiello's Wedding
"It kinda had like a 'Mad Max' vibe to it - all these people just raging and going crazy."
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Family, Autonomy, Nudity & Surgery On Stage
"They've had to deal with [me]... literally naked on stage, pulling my heart out of my chest and going, look, look, look, look..."
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Why UB40 With Ali Campbell Don't Do Country
"At the moment, as far as we're concerned, the world is big enough for both of us to coexist."
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Photo by Steve Gullick
The Avalanches On Why They've Dwindled Away To A Duo
"We weren't able to afford to have him in the band, for what he wanted."
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Chairlift
When Beyonce Wants One Of Your Songs, You Don't Say "No"
"I had zero experience writing for pop artists. Zero!"
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TOKiMONSTA On Her "Very Left" Brand Of Electronic Hip Hop
"With the way that pop music is now, 'pop' just means it's distributed and everyone has access to it very easily..."
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Ryan Hemsworth
Surname Aside, Ryan Hemsworth Is Ready To Hit Aus
"[You] look forward to who is coming in, what are you gonna make, really working on your toes."
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EXCLUSIVE: So We Could've Had Tkay Maidza Fronting The Avalanches
"She was definitely someone we looked at."
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Why The Trickle-Down Effect Of Big Festivals Is A Good Thing
"If there's no room for you to throw a blanket down and see the main stage, then there's too many people at the festival."
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Kiwi Drum 'N' Bass Veterans Shapeshifter Are Slaves To The Music
"When we get in the studio, we like to really not pay too much attention to what people might wanna hear."
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The Golden Elliphant In The Room
"I just think everything comes out how it's supposed to come out, right?"
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