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

Stephanie Tell, Journalist

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Album Review: Kurt Vile - It's A Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)
The sweet, acoustic guitar melodies of this timeless release are complimented by fuzzy, overdriven chords.
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Live Review: Sunbeam Sound Machine, Lioness Eye, Wilds
For a luminous new example of contemporary psych-pop, keep your eyes peeled for Sunbeam Sound Machine.
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Album Review: Tom Kazas - Sisyphus Happy
This unusual release should be commended for attempting something starkly different, but its prevailing flatness could struggle to find a broader audience.
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Album Review: White Summer - What I've Been Waiting For
Jimmy Stanfield's raw, furious, heavily blues-infused vocals pulsate through this bass-driven EP's four tracks that convey a distinctly grimy aesthetic.
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Album Review: Go Violets - Heart Slice
If you're looking for another slice of catchy, simplistic garage pop in the vein of Best Coast, Heart Slice will definitely tide you over.
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Album Review: Sights & Sounds - Silver Door
Though Silver Door displays some sweet melody lines, its reliance on dull, angsty filler songs renders it best suited to an emotionally confused teenage audience.
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Album Review: Scaramouche Welcome To The Parlour
Comprised of grinding riffs, bass hooks, vacuous lyrics and the occasional guitar solo, Welcome To The Parlour is another superfluous exercise in revamping '90s hard rock.
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Album Review: Sagamore - Sagamore
Though wholly caught up in kitsch music from the past, Sagamore is sweetly refreshing.
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Album Review: Animaux - Vale St
Incorporating a touch of juvenility in their thoroughly well-crafted songs, Animaux present a contagious offering that brims with life and energy.
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Album Review: Warmth Crashes In - World Driving Champion
An exploratory and highly listenable EP.
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Album Review: Set The Record - Above The World
This EP doesn't pretend to be something it's not, instead cheerfully offering another collection of cookie-cutter, teeny-bopper songs, which the band puts forth in an undeniably catchy, hooky manner.
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Album Review: Harmony - Diminishing Returns
Commencing with the adventurous title track, Diminishing Returns employs an echoing, art-rock aesthetic in the vein of Grizzly Bear.