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
RY X Was Off The Grid When His New Album & Drake Collab Dropped
"My inner-landscape is a pretty intimate, honest, raw one – and so that's reflected in the work here."
Features / Music
Neneh Cherry: ‘I Still Feel Unfinished Or That I'm Still Learning’
"I think that, as women, we are becoming stronger in so many ways."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: 070 Shake - 'You Can't Kill Me'
The cult album of the year.
Features / Interviews
Sampa The Great: ‘Hopefully My Journey Opens Doors For Young Creatives’
"What a journey, hey – and it's only beginning. It's been amazing. It's had its ups and downs, definitely. But it's been a beautiful journey."
Features / Music
Breakout Canadian Sensation Tate McRae Says Billie Eilish Comparisons Are ‘Lazy’
"I mean, she's so inspiring – and she's so incredible. But I do think our music is wildly different."
Features / Interviews
Charlie Collins: ‘There's So Much Gossip In Our Industry & It's Toxic’
“There's a lot of my literal fucking heart poured into this record.”
Features / Interviews
Snakehips Eying Aus Collab As They Shake Up Release Plans
"I think, if you just put one track out every few months, it's difficult to show everything that makes up your sound and your vibe."
Features / Interviews
George Benson Regrets Never Working With 'Spiritual Brother' Prince: 'He Was Quite A Character'
"My life has been one big movie and the movie's still running."
Features / Interviews
Splendour Act Tai Verdes: ‘I'm Gonna Be The First Motherf*cker That Can Do Everything’
"My goal is not to make 'happy music' - my goal is to make art."
Features / Interviews
Elsy Wameyo Navigates The 'In-Betweens' Of Identity Creating Her Debut EP
"Being the outcast and being the outsider – it was an interesting shift."
Features / Interviews
Agents Rejected ACRAZE; Now He’s One Of The World’s Biggest Artists
"Nobody wanted to pick us up. I remember showing a few agents 'Do It To It' and they weren't even bothered by it."
Features / Interviews
BOY SODA Is Fighting Existential Crises With ‘BIG’ Vibes
"I'm just such an avid overthinker. I always would save myself by zooming all the way out and putting everything into perspective and realising how little everything is."
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