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

Matt MacMaster, Journalist

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Album Review: Jasmine Rae - Heartbeat
"A slick record full of great songwriting that may even have the ability to generate some cross-over appeal."
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Album Review: Active Child - Mercy
"A slick, gorgeous record full of tiny glistening details and sincere-as-shit romantic expression that ultimately lacks credibility."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jebediah, Bodyjar
"The band maintained an impressive balance of shambolic energy and breezy professionalism that naturally comes from playing together."
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Live Review: Squarepusher
"Through the white noise and digital banshee howls of glitch-rave gone mad, the lush chords of 'Stor Eiglass' broke like rain, seeping into our subconscious"
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Album Review: We Do This - Fault Lines
"With crisp, full production, the whole thing feels far too short in the best way possible"
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Live Review: Alt-J, Mansionair, Ásgeir
"Their strange angular songs bounced and dipped, and their bluesy breaks rattled chest cavities"
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Album Review: The Tallest Man On Earth - Dark Bird Is Home
"It’s a rich palette of soft, grainy textures that coat beautifully written wintery folk ballads"
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Album Review: Elana Stone - Kintsugi Part 1
"It’s a bright listen with plenty of light airy passages and ‘50s pop harmonies"
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Album Review: Passion Pit - Kindred
"...a super-dense, syrupy, glistening, orgasmic pop behemoth."
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Album Review: Young Fathers -- White Men Are Black Men Too
"It’s far from intellectually rewarding, but it’s incredibly idiosyncratic and gets under your skin."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sinéad O’Connor
"The tempestuous alchemy of her songwriting and delivery was rewarding and rich."
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Live Review: Forest Swords, Cassius Select
"Forest Swords stripped everything away and transported us to a more primitive state."