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

Xavier Rubetzki Noonan, Journalist

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Live Review: Parquet Courts, Total Control, Bed Wettin' Bad Boys
The set ends, and the audience, dazed, can’t seem to drum up the energy for an encore, although this reviewer wouldn’t be surprised to hear the band had already played their entire back catalogue.
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Live Review: Vista Chino, Gay Paris
A generous encore capped off the band’s 90-plus minute set, leaving the crowd satisfied, even after a 15-year wait for some.
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Live Review: Gang Of Youths, Jordan Leser, Jenny Broke The Window
Each track the band pelted out felt like some passionate odyssey, or some kind of epic written in stone, thanks to the relentless energy and conviction of the band, driven by frontman David Leaupepe’s Win-Butler-meets-Bruce-Springsteen grizzly yelps.
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Live Review: Mac DeMarco, Scotdrakula, Jesse Davidson
This reviewer has rarely been in a crowd that felt quite this satisfied.
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Live Review: Pond, Doctopus, Peter Bibby
"It was surprising the extent to which the set's highlights were its softer moments."
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Live Review: Cave, Dead Radio, Making
Perhaps the band’s most appealing asset is that they don’t rely on the usual array of effects to create the dreamy haze of psychedelia.
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Live Review: Louis London, Davey Lane
The young band is wearing shoes that are a few sizes too big; but hey, they might just grow into them.
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Hey Geronimo. Pic by Josh Groom.
Live Review: Hey Geronimo, Tom Lark, Jenny Broke The Window
Unfortunately, the end of their set did seem to peter out a little: the band tested out a few unreleased tracks, which didn’t quite seem to stick.
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Live Review: The Music/Chugg Music ARIA Week Showcase: Lime Cordiale, Deep Sea Arcade, Sheppard, Bonjah
Closing the night was Northern Beaches five-piece Lime Cordiale, who’ve steadily been making a name for themselves as a must-see local live band.