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

Donald Finlayson, Journalist

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ned Collette - Old Chestnut
"If you treasure his words and voice as many do, then this one will keep you busy for quite a while."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Moaning Lisa, Porpoise Spit
"It's clear that the sonic vision of '90s producers like Butch Vig and bands such as Garbage, Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins have had a big impact on this lot."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Poloshirt
"Poloshirt is just a good time for anyone that's ever enjoyed the more erotic side of funk, reggae or hip hop."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ben Khan - Ben Khan
"Khan still has a way to go before he'll truly create something big and special, but... He's definitely on the right track."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Chvrches, Mansionair
"If anything, tonight's show solidifies the fact that Mayberry is a bona fide star of the genre."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Lil Xan
"It's all pretty entertaining in a goofy, Insane Clown Posse-meets-Bam Margera kind of way."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Superorganism, G Flip
"Sounds like Stephen Malkmus and Panda Bear got trapped inside the body of a little girl and were forced to write songs for the next Kidz Bop album."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Leisure Centre - Mind Full
"At their best within the confines of the 'Chill Out' category on Spotify."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Luluc - Sculptor
"Luluc won't provide anything that their competition doesn't already have in spades."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: DMA'S, Hatchie
"The acoustic guitar present on every number also adds a lovely new dimension of fragility to the troubled lyrics of O'Dell."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Scott & Charlene's Wedding, Peak Twins
"Lead singer Craig Dermody's scratchy ramble recalls early shades of Gordon Gano with the bounce of an Australian Lou Reed."
Features / Music
20 Years Later: Looking Back On The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Adore'
"'Adore' is an album that'll transport any curious listener to a vampiric world of acoustic lullabies and black-leather boots."