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

Brynn Davies, Journalist

Features / Arts
All Class
Features / Arts
All Class
Features / Music
Katatonia Aren't Fussed With Perfection
"The theme is always there, same as ever. Reflecting upon bleakness of everyday life. But it is not a concept album."
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Astro & The Ages' Childhood Band
"The world doesn't need another thrown together album just because there's a singer that needs something new to sell."
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How Halcyon Drive Grew Into A Little Baby
"We get a good balance even if that takes a few hefty arguments!"
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Finding Out About Success In LA The Hard Way
"To be criticised and rejected for something that you don't really want to do became crippling for me... And rejection is a brutal thing."
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Contemplating The 21st Century Issue Of Choice
"I get overwhelmed and in a way I don't end up listening to any of it, all music becomes just background fodder."
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Don't Ever Mention 'Aussie Hip Hop' To Aussie Hip Hop Artists
"To be able to express yourself, no one should say 'these are the rules and regulations for hip hop'."
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Dan Kelly & Alex Gow Talk Sex Dreams, Night Terrors & 'Game Of Thrones'
"I'm always just about to... you know... But there will be an earthquake or I'll look down and my legs are made of sweet potatoes."
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Why Mantis & The Prayer Travel Between Worlds
"Music that opens dimensions of feelings and evokes the beyond."
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Lepers & Crooks
Why Lepers & Crooks Are All About The Raw Energy
"We recorded in a secluded paradise so there was plenty to distract from recording when it wasn't going well, and even when it was going well."
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Why Arthur Penn & The Funky Ten Had To Get It Together
"The idea for Tim [Sneddon, vocalist], was just to dance and be weird on stage. Probably a good thing he's a vocalist now and not that!"
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