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

Matt MacMaster, Journalist

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Album Review: Mount Kimbie - Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
The best way to describe Cold Spring… is that it sounds like a slow motion dream about a great party that you’re happy to indulge in, despite knowing none of it is real and that you’ll have to wake up eventually.
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Album Review: Akron/Family - Sub Verses
The album is a series of interesting contrasts and clashing ideas, but it also has pacing issues.
Reviews / Live
Tenacious D, Pic by Josh Groom
Live Review: Tenacious D, Sasquatch, Damien Power
Tribute sounded great; an almost perfect (acoustic) facsimile of the recorded version.
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Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Pic by Angela Padovan
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Auskas
The crowd was one of the liveliest in recent memory and they matched the band with their zeal and exuberance. It was a total party.
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Live Review: The Delta Riggs, Stillwater Giants, The Guppies
We get that they loved The Jam, we get they loved the British Invasion of the ‘60s, but they have work to do to convince us they generally give a shit about being anything other than a pastiche.
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Live Review: Tegan & Sara
Whatever the case may be, these shows will be a milestone for them, and for us.
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Album Review: Owl Eyes - Nightswim
Nightswim feels like a dance pop record from a session vocalist trying to make it on her own rather than a breakthrough release from a prodigious talent.
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Live Review: Jamie xx, Cliques, Dro Carey
A better sound setup would have made a great show truly memorable, but as it was it proved the masses are still capable of spotting real talent when it appears and gave him the reception he deserved.
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Live Review: The xx, Jagwar Ma
The xx farewelled us with a luxurious performance of Angels and we drifted off into the night, totally and hopelessly charmed.
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Album Review: The Knife - Shaking The Habitual
Make no mistake, this is an experience, and should be approached as a fully committed act, not something passive.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Gnome, Christo Jones, Golden Blonde & Anomie
After two songs though they found their footing and delivered a confident set of beautiful pieces, while bathed in some excellent visuals projected onto the stage.
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Guns N'Roses, Pic by Josh Groom
Live Review: Guns N'Roses, ZZ Top & Rose Tattoo
Talent and energy trumped their ignorant flirtation with parody on the night, and the show proved they have boldly pushed past sideshow irrelevancy and into legitimate ’legend’ status.