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

Melissa Borg, Journalist

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Live Review: The Rubens, Mansionair
"One of their biggest and boldest shows."
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Live Review: The Smith Street Band, Luca Brasi, Joelistics, Jess Locke Band
"Jumpers were being thrown, and Wagner could barely be heard over the crowd singing."
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Live Review: Basement, Turnover, Break Even
"We've seen bands with one EP play a longer set than Basement who have three full albums."
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Live Review: Tired Lion, The Hard Aches, Creo
"All tracks were played with high intensity and raw honesty."
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Live Review: RUFUS, Bob Moses, Tora
"A massive, blue-sky set."
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Live Review: Tiny Little Houses, Noire, Tali
"The band could have benefitted from having a shorter, punchier set..."
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Live Review: Daughter, Fractures
"Their show had the potential to be captivating, instead of just middle of the road."
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Live Review: Hein Cooper, Bec Sandridge, Ed Wells
"Cooper has one of those effortless voices that you're instantly jealous of..."
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Live Review: Ecca Vandal, Waax, Sarah Connor
"She is a force to be reckoned with, between her fiery stage presence and genre-defying bangers."
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Live Review: Gideon Bensen, ADKOB, Service Bells
"Believe the hype and nab yourself a ticket to a Gideon Bensen show before his solo career explodes."
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Live Review: Purity Ring
"The whole scene verged on disorientating, but in the most spectacular way, making it addictive and impossible to draw your eyes away."
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Live Review: Dappled Cities, Hedge Fund, Phantastic Ferniture
"New tracks verged on the side of electro jams, standing out against the indie rock, hook-laden numbers from their past albums."