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

Melissa Borg, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Matthew E White
"The crowd was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, but showed generosity and appreciation in their applause."
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Live Review: FBi SMACs Festival
"FBi SMACs Festival was a downright fun way to spend your Sunday, with the added bonus of getting bragging rights..."
Features / Music
The Music 2015 Writers Poll: Melissa Borg
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Rise Against, Clowns, Outright
"We could pretend that Mcllrath didn't break a guitar string in the last song, but it made Savior as the finale all the more special."
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Live Review: Triple j Unearthed ARIA Showcase
"Torif's mesmerising vocals disguised the forthcoming bass drop that really turned this set into a party."
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Live Review: The Preatures
"Manfredi got restless and decided to perform Ordinary standing, offering the crowd some Corona before she tripped over them."
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Live Review: Yours & Owls Music & Arts Festival Weekender
"Izzi Manfredi gave us a warning and welcomed the throwing of underwear."
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Live Review: Lurch & Chief, CREO, Polish Club
"These long-haired beauties looked like they had just stepped out of the '60s, but write songs with forward-thinking melodies and groovy, psychedelic breakdowns."
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Live Review: The Getaway Plan, Red Beard, Us Or Them
"It was evident that most of the crowd had turned up just for the old stuff."
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Live Review: Timberwolf, Stonefox, Bears With Guns
"Panousakis urged us to 'shake our hips, kiss some people and shake our bums'."
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Live Review: MO, Elliphant
"She aptly ended the set with XXX 8 and Don't Wanna Dance."
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Live Review: The Preatures
"Manfredi’s stage antics made us laugh, gawk and cheer, as we watched eagerly to see what she and guitarist Jack Moffitt would try next."