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

Rhys Anderson, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Radio Gothic (Dark Mofo)
"The foley work is incredible, using old and new techniques... the cast produce a world that feels full of life and history."
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Live Review: Faux Mo
"At Faux Mo, when Peen vomit people cheer."
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Live Review: Passenger
"When the band left the stage the room continued to sing to a dark and empty stage for a three full minutes."
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Live Review: Kev Carmody
"Carmody is not a singer, he is a storyteller able to deliver insightful lectures..."
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Live Review: Z-Trip
"Z-Trip showed that mash-up sets can be artistic as well as the soundtrack to a great party."
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Live Review: Regurgitator
"A guzheng when played by Mindy Meng Wang can effectively replace the saloon-style piano and droning viola that feature on the original record."
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Live Review: Kucera Brothers, Jed Appleton, Silk 'N' Oak, Kat Edwards, James Parry
"Appleton's presence is irrepressible."
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Live Review: Horrorshow, B Wise, Omar Musa
"Musa appears in the middle of the crowd, surfing on someone's shoulders and cheering the band on."
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Live Review: Jimmy Watts, Zena Mohamad
"These artists' truths are not concealed in parables, fables and metaphors, but in the simple and powerful shapes of everyday life."
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Live Review: Seth Sentry, Remi, Otis High
"...he manages to convince the crowd to split in half and jumps the barrier to walk between them... something he calls the 'Holy Moses'."
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Live Review: Karnivool, Fait
"If you've ever wanted to understand why your friend hates Birds Of Tokyo but loves Karnivool, this live tour is all the proof that smug git needs."
Reviews / Arts
Dark Park & Mayonaize
"In the same day that they destroy words in a great burning of their idols, they save them on a wall for safe-keeping."