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

Hannah Blackburn, Journalist

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Live Review: Julia Jacklin, Middle Kids, Ryan Downey
"Jacklin has a timeless edge to her vocals."
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Live Review: Sarah Blasko, Jack Colwell
"Bass guitar is changed out for double bass and we have a feeling we're about to get the anticipated classic Sarah Blasko show."
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Live Review: Modest Mouse, Pearls
"... almost as if his sarcasm transforms into anger, Brock bursts into the next song, filling the room with his energy, and it's mesmerising."
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Live Review: Harts, Apes, The Harlots
"He swings the guitar up behind his head and plays it upside down, resting on his shoulder."
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Live Review: The Maccabees, The Creases
"There's no way you could deny the urge to rip up the dancefloor, thanks to their outrageously huge tracks and their involvement with the audience."
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Live Review: Borns, Moses Gunn Collective
"He then stops to absorb the atmosphere and the crowd, who are blanketed in light."
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Live Review: Kurt Vile & The Violators, Twerps
The celebrated US troubadour leaves Melbourne fans hoarse with ebullience at the city's Forum Theatre
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Live Review: Father John Misty, Cam Avery
"Misty then returns to take the piss of the whole encore tradition by saying, "How could I possibly leave? I still have two folk bangers left."
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Live Review: Sampa The Great, Vulture St Tape Gang, 30/70
"Sampa The Great is the definition of female domination."
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Live Review: Noire, The Atlas Room
"The Shebeen band room acted like a little cave of moody sound landscapes and some incredibly talented female leads."
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Live Review: Andy Bull, Petty Crimes
Bull delivers some pearls of wisdom tonight and, observing the crowd, a lot of people are clearly here because they can empathise with his lyrics.
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Live Review: The Jungle Giants, Art Of Sleeping, Hockey Dad
"We're lost in the moment and the band take complete control."