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

Tom Johnston, Journalist

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Live Review: Sampa The Great
"[Sampa The Great]’s cohesive sound pulled from far and wide."
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Live Review: Regurgitator, Shonen Knife, The Fauves
"[T]he band pulled no punches."
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Live Review: Marlon Williams, The Weather Station
"From haunting, theatrical ballads to swinging rock'n'roll, emotion was delivered with every word."
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Live Review: Polaris, The Plot In You, Ambleside, Tapestry
"Polaris have kicked new life into the heavy realm."
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Live Review: Statues; Life Pilot; Emecia; I, Icarus
They have these backing tracks all through their new album and since they didn't have them they decided not to play a lot of tracks from the album. Which resulted in a more bare bones show, which I'd was heavier, more raw."
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Photos by Alex Kwong
Live Review: COG, Introvert, iiah
"An encore would've been a bastardisation of this perfect set."
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Live Review: Leprous, AlithiA, Dyssidia, Colibrium
"Solberg never broke the act, never missed a note as he commanded the audience like a priest in a dark cathedral, arms raised through the green wash."
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Live Review: Architects
"Singing an octave lower than usual, emotion drove Carter's lyrics forward as the band continues to present Tom's legacy."
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Live Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Lonelyspeck
"... It seemed almost cultish as he led the audience from calculated chaos into breathtaking choruses."
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Live Review: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
"From Charleston to Dixieland, half-time to double-time, staccato to sustained notes, there was nothing the performers couldn't handle."
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Live Review: Tired Lion, Food Court, Foam
"It was Tired Lion who kicked the most arse."
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Live Review: '68, Grenadiers, A Ghost Orchestra, Coves
"Wacky guitar effects, choppy vocals and looping consumed their set as showmanship reigned supreme."