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

Twistie Chaney, Journalist

Twistie Chaney

Twistie Chaney is a writer and music industry professional with key interests in Gen Z music consumption and connection, queer and gender diverse storytelling, and explorations of identity through music.

Their first musical love came from the world of classical music - their first concert not being a super cool rock show at age 14 but in fact, the QSO’s rendition of Stravinsky’s The Firebird at the Empire Theatre, Toowoomba - and have since fallen more and more in love with music every day since, adoring punk to pop to country and all the colours in-between.

Besides music taking up about 90% of their personality and conversational topics with friends, they also are passionate about all realms of The Arts, keeping their inner-west vege garden alive and embarking on every flavour of Hismile toothpaste.

Features / Music
Kylie Minogue & Polish Club
The Best Aussie Christmas Covers To Ausify Your Festive Playlists
Want to subtly indoctrinate your friends and family to listen to more Australian artists this festival season? We’ve got you sorted.
Features / Music
EGOISM
How EGOISM’s Openness To Connection Has Welcomed A Worldwide Community
In the light of their upcoming fundraiser festival Cough It Up, EGOISM reflect on the ways their community have showed up for them throughout their enormous 2025.
Features / Music
FVNERAL & Ben Lee
Allyship In Action: How FVNERAL’s Latest Team Up With Ben Lee Was Born From Community
Coming together to release ‘friendly fire’, The Music sits down with FVNERAL’s Tay Blunt and Ben Lee to unpack how their serendipitous friendship came to be, and the tangible allyship that the track represents.
Features / Music
Suzi
Suzi’s ‘Patchwork’ Of Catharsis, Courage And Forming 'A Beautiful Community Without Conforming'
Suzi shares with The Music how embarking on her baring-all debut album ‘Patchwork’ has been “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life, but so worth it.”
News / Music
Lorde
Lorde Hints At Upcoming Live Shows For Australia And New Zealand
Speaking to The Music, Lorde pointed to some exciting suggestions for Australian and New Zealand fans' to connect the dots...
Features / Interviews
Lorde
Lorde Surrenders To Rawness On ‘Virgin’: “Compassion Is The Answer”
Embarking on a rebirth journalled through her fourth album, Lorde relinquishes the fears surrounding her growth: “It feels urgent to me to be this vulnerable.”
Features / Opinion
Music listening patterns graphic
Narrowing Of The Niche: Will Gen Z Music Consumption Continue On An Algorithm-Fuelled Path?
Is the tastemaker still a trusted source for Gen Z, or have algorithmic recommendations taken full hold?
Industry / Event
Full Flower Moon Beer Launch Party
ICYMI: Highlights From The Full Flower Moon Beer Launch Party
Last Thursday night, Mountain Goat Beer and The Music pulled out all the stops to create Brisbane’s most unique industry celebration.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert @ The Domain
Kylie Minogue was a force of nature, leaving the audience in utter awe with every move.
News / Music
Voting For The Triffid's QLD Album Of The Year Is Now Open!
The Queensland nominees for 2022 are officially in...
Features / Music
Exploring The Gap Of Queer Representation In Australian Country Music
“I'd love there to be an understanding of how accepting the country music industry is, as artists are of each other, not only from a sexuality point of view, but also mental health and trauma.”
News / Music
The Triffid Announces Free Winter-Warmer Live Music Series ‘Hot Toddies’
Too cold to go see some live music? ‘Hot Toddies’ are giving you no excuse…