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

Mark Beresford, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Explosions In The Sky, The Kill Devil Hills
"Impressively cohesive, playing with military precision in the constantly expanding textures of their sonic imagery."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Archie Roach
"It's a healing song, what I mean by that is each time I sing it, I let a little bit of that go and one day, when I sing it, I'm going to be free."
Reviews / Arts
Adrienne Truscott's Asking For It
"... Manages to do something that very few artists would be capable of."
Reviews / Arts
Baby Got Back
"The tribute to the tookus that will continue to sell out again and again."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Courtney Act: The Girl From Oz
"Act has orchestrated a whirlwind, hour-long show into a constant laugh-out-loud celebration of all things Antipodean."
Reviews / Arts
Peter & Bambi Heaven, The Magic Inside
"A chaotic journey featuring side-splitting humour in a twisted variety hour."
Reviews / Arts
El Bizarro
"Firstly, embrace the weird, secondly, let the person beside you know if you're going to faint."
Reviews / Arts
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
"Foreman, in particular, shines as the communicatively challenged waiter Manuel."
News / Music
Six Things We Learnt From Alexisonfire's Blistering Return To The Aussie Stage
"No breaks, no pacing, no excuses, just outright and sweaty, blistering energy."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Falls Downtown
"Mansfield once again tore the festival open."
Features / Music
The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Mark Beresford
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Clamjam 2016
"Her onstage prowess, the dirty-rock guitar licks and subtle electro samples all swirled and clicked together perfectly."