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

Melissa Borg, Journalist

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Live Review: E^st, Alice Ivy, Bel
"A knockout performance that reaffirmed our age-based inadequacies."
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Live Review: The Delta Riggs, Gideon Bensen, The Vanns
"If there's one thing this proves, it's that The Delta Riggs aren't predictable."
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Live Review: Lime Cordiale, Hey Geronimo, Coast & Ocean
"'Feel Alright' took the wildly fun set out with a bang and kept everyone dancing out the door."
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Live Review: City Calm Down, Ali Barter, Middle Kids
"Bourke's voice and level of assuredness are what anchor the band."
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Live Review: I Love Life
"Karina Utomo from High Tension is fucking mental."
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Live Review: Motion City Soundtrack, With Confidence
"It's a shame to see them go, as they clearly still love what they do and are damn good at it."
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Live Review: The John Steel Singers, Alex Lahey
"It was a groovy jam session that featured a saxophone, trombone and chimes."
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Live Review: Moses Gunn Collective, Mid Ayr, Mount Zamia
"They decided to join in on the crowd's fun for the final song, seeing us off by playing a backing track to sing and groove to on stage."
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Live Review: Lapsley, Buoy
"She's learnt quite a few Australian words, lending her best Australian accent to putting her favourite, 'cooked', into a sentence."
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Live Review: The 1975, Cub Sport
"You won't see many other boy bands bring a live saxophone player on stage (and who actually sing and play every element of their songs)."
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Live Review: Glass Animals, James Crooks
"Dave Bayley and co are party starters, showing us all up on the dancing front."
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Live Review: LDRU, Manilla Killa, Lolo BX
"LDRU has what it takes to be a household name."