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

Liam Apter, Journalist

19, writes about bands. Manages a hip hop group and works as a gardener on the side. Aspirations include having one job.

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Listen: Szymon - Medusa
Szymon's third single Medusa is here and his album Tigersapp is right around the corner.. Szymon's singles has become steadily more upbeat with his third single, Medusa, bubbling with joy ahead of the release of his upcoming album Tigersapp. Past singles like Katyusha danced between solemn drum beats and warbling synths whereas Golden carried the majesty of the rising sun but it's how Medusa is covered in a sheen of bliss that makes it stand out. And when Szymon rolls into his falsetto it almost sounds akin to Josh Pyke circa Chimney's Afire. But, there's always a but, there's a hidden darkness within this track as Szymon reflects on how things were once. It's such an Australian trademark to do this, create an uplifiting sounding song but then have the subject matter contrast dramatically, it's almost black humour at times.  For those who haven't heard of Szymon he is sadly no longer with us but as Dani Marsland wrote in her review of Katyusha, "There are three deaths. The first is whe
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Watch: Skegss - Fun
Dune Rats have started a record label, Ratbag Records, and their first release is Skegss' Fun..
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Listen: Beach House - Sparks
Beach House head in a new sonic direction on Sparks..
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Listen: You Beauty - ILLYWHACKA
Idiosyncratic lo-fi garage from Wollongong’s finest, You Beauty..
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Watch: Lupa J – Quiet Here
Precocious and delightful pop from Sydney-based artist Lupa J..
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Listen: Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Unfold
Silky R&B emerges from Alina Baraz & Galimatias.
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Listen: AIYA - If I Could Get
Looped and reverb-layered ethereal pop out of Melbourne..
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Listen: Daye Jack - First Glitch
Daye Jack is on his way to challenge Raury for the rap crown of Atlanta..
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Listen: Pawws - All I Wanna Do (Demo)
Giorgio Moroder’s legacy continues with Pawws..
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Watch: Julia Holter - Feel You
This one goes out to the dog lovers..
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Listen: Major Leagues - Someone Sometime
A little lo-fi number straight outta Brisbane..
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Feels Like We Only Go Backwards: A Modular Recordings Retrospective
Looking back through some of the defining moments in Modular Recordings' hay day..