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

Matt MacMaster, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Martha Wainwright, Oh Pep!
"Her newer material got the most attention and these songs also sounded the best."
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Live Review: Warpaint
"The night ended not with a triumphant departure, but rather a red-faced apology and retreat."
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Live Review: Explosions In The Sky
"Explosions In The Sky brought to bear all of rock music's potential."
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Live Review: Tycho
"His patterns had just enough detail in them to keep us from becoming hopelessly hypnotised."
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Live Review: The Bats
"Their breezy alt-pop oeuvre had charm to spare."
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Live Review: Nothing, Deafcult, Oslow
"Shows like this can help us harness negative energy and feed it into pursuits of empathy and solidarity."
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Live Review: We Lost The Sea, The Crooked Fiddle Band
"A fearless exploration of humanity's limits utilising a Spartan palette of sound and fury."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Brian Eno - Reflection
"Its subtle variations are endless."
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Live Review: Zeahorse, Miners, Den
"The muscular magnificence of grunge was given vibrant life by the quartet."
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Live Review: Dungen, The Laurels
"A set in tune with some sort of higher power."
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Live Review: Ryan Adams, Emma Swift
"Ryan Adams is funny as shit."
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Live Review: Fairgrounds Festival
"Swedish troubadour The Tallest Man On Earth was the highlight of the weekend."
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