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

Christopher H James, Journalist

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Album Review: Mark Pritchard - The Four Worlds
"A relatively minor work, but an ambitious chapter."
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Album Review: Ribongia - MΔΔT
"An exotic work that's overflowing with ideas."
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Album Review: Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
"Young Fathers have patiently developed a sound and songcraft that is entirely and unmistakably their own."
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Album Review: Imarhan - Temet
"A hot, parched sound, but also tough, bustling rhythms."
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Album Review: Mint Field - Pasar De Las Luces
"A carefully constructed, time-proof debut."
Features / Music
The Dangerous After-Effects Of The Postal Vote & The Incredible Strength Of 'Being Loved'
"I really think Turnbull was a bit of a cunt about that, frankly."
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Album Review: Polica & s t a r g a z e - Music For The Long Emergency
"'Agree' is perhaps the show-stealer though, a chamber-pop piece of overwhelming sweetness."
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Album Review: Abbe May - Fruit
"Boasts the kind of sophisticated writing an artist like Prince might have once been responsible for."
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Album Review: Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us
"Here, the territory they explore is sometimes underwhelmlingly familiar."
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Album Review: Nightmares On Wax - Shape The Future
"Given Evelyn's current form the future of Nightmares On Wax looks rosy as ever."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Mayhem, Bolzer, Departe, Earth Rot
"A ticket to a Mayhem show is like a passport into another dimension, such is their preternatural talent for drama and tension."
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Album Review: Panda Bear - A Day With The Homies
"The biggest gains here are still when Panda Bear tries to break new ground."