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

Samantha Jonscher, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Esperanza Spalding
"Emily's D+Evolution overflows with invention, curiosity and an intoxicating childish dreaminess."
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Live Review: Ta-ku, Wafia
"The night ran more like a showcase than a set: each track brought a new configuration of talent, a new lighting stage, a new visual."
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Live Review: Bradley Zero, Simon Caldwell
"Leaving Zero's dancefloor is to admit that the world is more complicated than you want it to be/
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Live Review: Tkay Maidza
"She is also a generous performer, and fosters a communal vibe with her crowd."
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Live Review: Methyl Ethel
Jaala "proceed[s] to pass the crowd bananas and apples from their rider."
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Live Review: UV boi, Collarbones
"His set is generous and warm, even in its darkest, dankest moments."
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Live Review: Kristin Hersh
"It's not combative exactly, but it does harness a kind of violence and power that is ultimately intoxicating."
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Live Review: Opiuo, Goosebumpz
"His music isn’t just made for a dance, its made for a warm, big smiles party."
Reviews / Arts
Neel Kolhatkar
"'Neel Before Me' sees Kolhatkar progress away from unguided, irresponsible impersonations..."
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Live Review: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
"Before they start Rateliff asks the audience to refrain from throwing their drinks at them."
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Live Review: Lord Huron
"Their set was tight - vital for an outfit who base their sound in tricky rhythm arrangements."
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Live Review: Action Bronson
"Lines about jealous bitches didn't land nearly as well on this crowd as talk about corn beef hash."