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

Melissa Borg, Journalist

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Live Review: Hockey Dad, Dear Seattle, Boat Show
"'Can't Have Them' was thrown out early in the set, whipping the already-heaving, sold-out Metro into frenzy."
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Live Review: Ball Park Music, Ali Barter, Hatchie
"Leaving no doubt in our minds that Ball Park Music are one of Australia’s premier acts."
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Live Review: Timberwolf, Slow Dancer, Kid Heron
"We were drawn in by Panousakis' ghostly voice and hooked on his swirling, genre-bending sound until the last note."
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Live Review: George Maple, Cxloe, MIMI
"George Maple's 'Lover' is a bold and sultry opus, and her live show is no different."
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Live Review: The Internet, Kaiit
"Syd was the ultimate crowd-wrangler and had us eating out of the palm of her hand from start to finish."
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Live Review: Twilight At Taronga: The Jezabels, Stella Donnelly
"Her phenomenal falsetto soars in 'Mace Spray' and 'Look Of Love', while 'Endless Summer' and 'Got Velvet' lets her show off the breadth of her range."
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Live Review: The xx, Kelela, Kucka
"The atmosphere during a cover of Jamie xx's 'Loud Places' was utterly sublime; with the high carrying through to 'On Hold'."
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Live Review: Gyroscope, Horror My Friend
"We exited the venue with adrenaline pumping through our veins and sweat dripping from our limbs."
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Live Review: Liam Gallagher, Sshh
"You could almost feel the crowd exert a collective sigh of relief as they screamed the lyrics back to Gallagher, revelling in the fact that we could now tick this off our bucket lists."
Features / Music
The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Melissa Borg
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Live Review: British India, Planet, The Dead Love
"Treating us to old favourites and tracks from their latest release 'Forgetting The Future', their setlist was the ultimate crowd pleaser."
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Live Review: The Temper Trap, Hatchie
"It often felt like we were watching in someone's living room."