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

Holly O'Neill, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: The ins and outs of the first ever Output Festival
Features / Music
Australia’s best underground party crews give their hot tips to throw your own
We talked to the crews behind Methods, Shade, Unicorns, and to creative Ayebatonye Abrakasa about building underground culture and community through music.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Lorde opens herself up to thousands of fans on her Melodrama tour
In the forecourt of Sydney's Opera House, Lorde treated a crowd of thousands to the stories of her growing older and wiser on tour for her album 'Melodrama'
Features / Music
Output Festival is set to bring the goods this weekend
With Output Festival on the horizon and tickets close to selling out, we pick some of the best local talent on the lineup that'll get you moving.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Rainbow Chan questions sexuality, gender and love on 'The Creator'
Over sparce drum machines and sequencers, RAINBOW CHAN balances emotional intensity with a radical softness
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sam Bluer and Oh Boy link up for a dance RnB bop on 'Love Me Right'
Features / Music
Meet the three friends behind Sydney's inclusive new club night, Swytch
Searching for a club night featuring stellar local acts playing boundary pushing beats to an inclusive crowd? Look no further than the upcoming Swytch party
Reviews / Live
Live Review: SHOUSE team up with Martha Brown to soundtrack a moody Uber ride on 'Text Apology'
A warm RnB tinged dream, 'Text Apology' ft Martha plays heartfelt intimate vocals against echoing chords and idiosyncratic percussion.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Intensity is high on King IV's new banger, 'Bump'
KING IV delivers a trap banger with a twist. 'Bump' solidifies her sound with intense production, impressive vocals and a commanding energy.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: D∆WN celebrates her independence on 'Stopwatch'
'Stopwatch' is the new single from genre chameleon D∆WN, a glistening pop tune about valuing your own energy in a relationship.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Fresh Hex invites you to his hellishly 'Big Party'
Fresh Hex bursts back onto the scene with 'Big Party', channeling demonic bass and bouncy energy into a dancefloor ready track with a devilish twist
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Let Kota Banks' new track take you on 'Holiday'
With her new single 'Holiday', Kota Banks brings an energy and ease that'll make you think she's been running the game for years already.