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
Why More Women Should Become Entrepreneurs
"I think men, if they don't know how to do something, they go, 'Oh, I'll just work it out later.'"
Features / Music
Like Your Favorite Superheroes, Wu-Tang Is Forever
"I never wanna say that it's the final chapter, because Wu-Tang is forever."
Features / Music
Shamir Has "No Gender, No Sexuality, And No Fucks To Give"
"We were just doing little side projects. Mine happened to be Shamir and, obviously as you can see, it just kinda took a life of its own!"
Features / Music
Learning From The Past And Morphing Into The Digital Era
"So here I am, this little young black kid from Detroit, having to compete with those bigger artists..."
Features / Music
Making Records To Reflect The Seasons
"We even talked about the first one as like summertime and this one as the wintertime."
Features / Music
Hot Tunes And The Secret Of Eternal Youth
"We have a much longer shelf-life ... We're not limited by playing our own music or having to play our 'greatest hits'."
Features / Music
Why Nina Las Vegas Can Finally Speak Out
"I feel like, if anything, being at the ABC you can't make big claims, and you can't have a biased opinion..."
Features / Arts
Art As Personal And Sometimes Political
"I definitely identify as being a feminist artist. But I don't like to just box myself into being [someone with] a strict feminist message."
Reviews / Film & TV
Carol
"Carol is subtle and sublime — less a drama than a mood piece."
Features / Music
How To Create A Specialised And Immersive Sensory Experience
"[The line-up] is always based on the quality of the music and how much we love everything they put out."
Features / Music
The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Cyclone
Reviews / Arts
Georgy Girl: The Seekers Musical
"The Seekers' story is worthy, but there's little drama or discord to exploit."
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