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

Lynn McDonnell, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: State Of The Art
Reviews / Live
Live Review: State Of The Art - Perth Concert Hall
The large audiences who appreciated the eclectic mix of genres was testimony to the quality of home grown music in Western Australia.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
Instead of just utopian romanticism, this work is a solid commentary from Rudd about how the world should be, without ruthless acts of disrespect between races.
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Album Review: The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
"The argument that it is a positive thing to not simply clone a debut album exists but there lies a thin line between positive discovery and sabotage in the face of commercialism."
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Album Review: James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
The listener loses their passive role in this narrative album and becomes a part of a journey from the opening track...
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Album Review: Father John - Misty Fear Fun
This album is a spectacle and the listener can celebrate the fact that cassette tapes no longer exist, pressing a single button in order to enjoy the album again and again.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Clairy Browne And The Bangin Rackets - Fly By Night
There is a lot of buzz surrounding Clairy Browne at the moment and rightly so, her act is one of the strongest I have seen and as they spearhead the return of ‘50s and ‘60s soul, there is only the assumption that these guys are going to be huge.
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Album Review: Rufus Wainwright Out Of The Game
All up, Out Of The Game is a rare and unique recording that combines popular themes of love and death with magical arrangements and Wainwright’s consistent ability to surprise
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