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

Madeleine Laing, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Drunk Mums, Woodboot, The Good Sports, White Lodge
They close with the delightfully crass Big Titty Trippin’, which more vocal members of the crowd have been calling for all night.
Features / Music
Taking Chances
"I think the majority of my fans would hate the other stuff that I do, but that’s totally fine."
Features / Music
So Unpredictable
“I wasn’t particularly concerned with forming a coherent band and then representing that band in a recording."
Features / Music
Eternally Spooky
"We’ve always tried to take control of every situation and work with the label rather than letting them work for us."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Cloud Control, Palms, Gang Of Youths
Tonight’s line-up was kind of odd, but Cloud Control is an odd band; ambitious, assured and totally committed to pushing against the outer limits of genre and conventions, creating on stage a perfect storm of these elements and cementing their position as one of Australia’s best live bands.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Major Leagues, Babaganouj, Rinse
There’s a beguiling kind of dreaminess to their music that rewards close attention and complete abandonment.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs - Clarietta
It’s an endlessly frustrating album; post-punk influenced garage gems fight against the muck of some truly terrible, overlong and boring psych tracks that are helped only marginally by Edwyn Collins’ springy production.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Washed Out - Paracosm
Mostly though, this album sounds like an escape, like pure white light and warmth and, while listening may not quite transport you to a different world, it definitely makes this one a little softer around the edges.
Features / Music
The Good Fight
"It’s been quite a massive undertaking to get to this point; we’re about to release an album that we’ve had recorded since last August and we just can’t wait to get it out there."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: 4 Walls Festival 2013
4 Walls is a festival that markets itself as for the youth, by the youth, and this year’s organisers have done a great job putting together a line-up of cool, young bands.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Whitley, Apollo, Seagull
Far too quickly, it’s time for the last song, the powerful All Is Whole, which hits you right inside your chest and forces your heart into your throat. Let’s not leave it so long between drinks next time please Lawrence.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Whitley - Even The Stars Are A Mess
Who knows whether Whitley will ever release more dark anthems for the world’s end like Head First Down or Bright White Lights, but with these lovely intimate songs to take their place, we shouldn’t miss them too much.
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