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

Pete Laurie, Journalist

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Album Review: Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes
"Proving age and time don’t have to slow a band down, or soften the edges that made them standout."
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Album Review: Beautiful Bodies - Battles
"Completely devoid of any blood, sweat or heart, unless you’re a moody 13-year-old whose parents just don’t get it."
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Album Review: Born Lion - Final Words
"The rhythm section supplies the unstoppable onslaught of a rampaging beast — and all of that while never coming at the expense of melody or hooks."
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Album Review: Anti Flag - American Spring
"Big issues remain on the agenda, the angst is as visceral as ever"
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Album Review: Nick Wales & Sarah Blasko - Emergence
"CODA’s Nick Wales and Sarah Blasko make something weird and ultimately uniquely special"
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Album Review: Birds Of Tokyo - Anchors
"Time to dust off the guitars, boys"
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Album Review: We All Want To - The Haze
"For more than two decades, he’s been a great chronicler of what’s going on around him"
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Album Review: Soviet X-Ray Record Club - Wake
"Look at the time, is it 1985 again already?"
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Album Review: The Specials - More Specials
"It’s obvious why More Specials lacked the impact of its 1980 predecessor or its lasting legacy."
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Album Review: The Specials - The Specials (Special Edition)
"The real reason to pick up this Special Edition is the bonus live disc."
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Album Review: Millencolin - True Brew
"The first new album in seven years, True Brew declares itself pure Millencolin from the opening seconds"
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Album Review: Dwight Yoakam -- Second Hand Heart
"...in the case of Dwight Yoakam and Second Hand Heart, you get the kind of expert hand that makes the masterful look effortless."