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

Michael Smith, Journalist

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The Seekers
No Major Label Would Sign The Seekers Even Though They'd Overtaken UK TV
"I think we were on television nearly every week in the first six months that we were in England, on either folk programs or other big musical programs."
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The Thunderbirds
How The Thunderbirds Introduced Rock'N'Roll To Melbourne
"So we thought if we're going to do another record, we might as well get something out of it and we'll record them ourselves so we own them."
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Revitalising The Grand Old Lady That Is The Palais Theatre
"It's been a beautiful eight-year experience for us to really revitalise the theatre."
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Bill Armstrong
Bill Armstrong And His Unwavering Passion For Music Recording
"I got back to my love of recording jazz and I've got a jazz label, Bilarm Music."
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Harry James Angus Brings A Piano Bar And More To Mullum Music Festival
"The one thing I didn't realise last year was how hard everyone was going to be dancing in that jazz club."
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Working With Aussies Felt So Natural She Found It 'Bizarre'
"I felt like they'd been reading my mail or spying on me or something."
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Don't Ever Accuse The Beards Of Jumping On A Hipster Bandwagon
"You don't get beards as long as ours by just joining the latest craze. It takes years to grow beards like these."
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Jamie Lawson's Hit Song Was His 'First Good Song'
"If I'd known they were going to play it from YouTube I'd have recorded it better in the first place."
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Don't Expect To See Sui Zhen's Alter Ego 'Susan' On Stage
"A friend asked me, 'Who will be singing on stage? Susan?'"
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Rob Hirst And Sean Sennett's Collab Is Based On Friendship And Spontaneity
"I was really ready for an album about cars and girls."
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Trying To Espace The Corporate Machine
"It's almost like it's attacking humanity."
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Ron Sexsmith Literally Runs Away From Songwriters Circles
"I was doing one this time at Niagara Falls that was so bad and my wife was in the audience and she could just see that I was not enjoying it."