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

Brynn Davies, Journalist

Features / Music
Stephen Dorrington On Mixing Theatre, Family, A Choir & Gold Paint With Rock'N'Roll
"Naturally you wanna fit in with everyone. But when you realise you don't fit in, your strength can be that you're versatile and dynamic."
News / Music
It's Official, Haters: John Farnham Loved Bec Sandridge's 'You're The Voice' Cover
"When someone tries to do their own interpretation of it, and it was as good as she did, he applauded it."
News / Music
EXCLUSIVE: Bec Sandridge Calls Out Vile Personal Attacks Following 'Like A Version'
"When you’re making these comments it makes people wanna give up and it makes people stop creating."
Features / Music
From Overnight Success To The Set Of 'Conan', Middle Kids Are Going The Distance
"We'd only released one song, we'd only played one show, you know? It felt premature."
Features / Music
Some Jerks Sound Like 'Lee Hazlewood And Nancy Sinatra Pashing In The Surf'
"Brisbane has many good young garage bands, and a great older rock'n'roll scene."
Features / Music
How Holy Holy Married Music & Art On Their Second LP 'PAINT'
"We'd have to hustle a little bit about what we should sound like; is this too much, is it too far, is it not far enough, is this us?"
Features / Music
The Jerry Cans
Why The Jerry Cans Are Proud Of Their Indigenous Canadian Roots
"He had a lot of rifles and it was like, 'If you're gonna date my daughter you're gonna speak Inuktitut.'"
Features / Music
Zen Robotic On Breaking Free From Ableton
"When you listen to things like Soundcloud it's really hard to figure out who's a DJ and who's an actual electronic act that uses instruments."
Features / Music
Why Mitch Dean Needed A 'Soft Spot' On His Album
"I recorded an acoustic and vocal track that was the most simple yet rewarding thing I had ever done."
Features / Music
Why Thundamentals Are Philosophers Not Politicians
"Non-racism is when you might see something but don't say anything... Anti-racism is actually voicing it."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Carus Thompson - Island
"Thompson breathes authenticity into the characters of the album's narrative."
Features / Music
Why The New Savages Roadtest All Their Material
"I like to think of him as our own little George Martin, and his studio as our own Sun Records."
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