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

Paul Smith, Journalist

Reviews / Arts
Jimeoin: Renonsense Man (SCF)
"It's pure gold."
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Phill Jupitus: Juplicity (SCF)
"Jupitus revels in pushing his stand-up that step further."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Conor Oberst, Miwi La Lupa
"While at times Oberst teetered on the edge of intensity and melodrama, at others he was simply mesmerising."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Culture Club, Björn Again, Kids In The Kitchen
Culture Club are more than just a band playing at the past.
Reviews / Arts
Arj Barker: Get In My Head
"A little bit of craziness, which somehow made a lot of sense."
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Barry Morgan: Barry Morgan's Home Organ Party Experience
"The cheesiness did start to grate and the organ jokes grew a little limp after a while."
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Dave Hughes: Sweet
"An easygoing joy to listen to."
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Lawrence Leung: Very Strange Things
"Coincidences or trickery, it has to rate as one of the most entertaining shows of the festival."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Luka Bloom
"As he put it: 'There's no bigger turn-off to a fella singing songs than the sound of silver on a plate.'"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Passenger, All Our Exes Live In Texas, Luke Thompson
"This was a definitive performance of one of the best singer-songwriters at the moment."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Gillian Welch
"Welch's vocal oozed charisma wrapped up in some rolling acoustic melodies while Rawlings constantly created the most sublime guitar sounds."
Reviews / Arts
Jimmy Carr: Funny Business
"Point proven and no offence taken, and that's quite an achievement."