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

Charmaine de Souza, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: RUFUS, Bob Moses, Tora
"What followed can only be described as a beautiful chaos."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Zayn - Mind Of Mine
"Its lyrical content and occasional F-bombs bound to make preteen 1D fans blush."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Cold War Kids, Verge Collection
"Earworm after earworm helped punters chase away their Sunday night blues."
Reviews / Live
Photos by Tanya Voltchanskaya
Live Review: Sufjan Stevens, Ngaiire
"An aural rollercoaster keeping fans right on the edge of their seat before plunging back into an eerie calm."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Kev Carmody
"It takes a special kind of performer to keep an entire audience in the palm of their hand with nothing but a guitar and a story to tell."
Reviews / Arts
Otto & Astrid - Kunst Rock
"Their effortless comedic timing and dazzling musical skills make this over-the-top rock'n'roll romp well worth a second, third or even fourth watch."
Reviews / Arts
DIVA
"...laden with sharp wit and biting humour, yet undercut with a depressingly tragic story."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Boy & Bear, Art Of Sleeping, Montaigne
"Fans left the auditorium exhilarated and wet, having traded their dry clothes for a wild night."
Features / Music
The Music 2015 Writers' Poll: Charmaine de Souza
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sam Smith, Emma Louise
"Fan favourite Stay With Me drew the night to a close, leaving fans misty-eyed and holding their significant other just that little bit tighter."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Getaway Plan, Red Beard, Lights Of Berlin
"These boys made sure that every single person left the venue feeling just like ... old friends."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Conrad Sewell - All I Know
"At first glance, you wouldn't expect such a soulful voice to come out of Conrad Sewell's mouth."