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

Xavier Rubetzki Noonan, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis
"It's a testament to Adams' tenacity and professionalism that he sticks to his guns, ignoring the shitty part of the crowd."
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Live Review: Jenny Lewis, Fraser A Gorman
"The music she and her five-piece band create is pure California."
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Live Review: Major Leagues, Jody, Black Zeros
"Balancing gloomy melancholy with playfulness is tough, but Major Leagues achieve it with keen ears for complex textures."
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Live Review: American Football, Birthmark, Hollow Everdaze
The band "struck the careful balance between seamless musical precision and raw, honest emotion".
Reviews / Arts
Collegehumor
"Packed with in-jokes and crowd interaction, the show worked best when the two comics were pleasantly perplexed."
Reviews / Arts
The Thrilling Adventure Hour
"The Thrilling Adventure Hour’s fresh take on 1940s radio drama mixed old-timey charm with contemporary comic flair"
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Live Review: Oh Mercy, Pearls
"The set bolstered the crowd’s confidence in what is surely going to be one of the better Australian records of the year."
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Live Review: Babaganoüj, Bearhug, Black Zeros
"Sounding tighter and more confident than ever."
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Live Review: Owen Pallett
"Pallett’s compositions are remarkably complex on record, but the way he brought them to life on stage set minds reeling."
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Live Review: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Dan Kelly's Dream Band
Stephen Malkmus pulled out the show-stoppers in Sydney.
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Live Review: Spoon, Deep Sea Arcade, Hockey Dad
Spoon perform a dynamic live show at The Metro.
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Live Review: The Smith Street Band, PUP, Great Cynics, Apart From This
Metro show again in another three or four months, guys? Please?