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

Jacqueline Flynn, Journalist

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Live Review: Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Sleepmakeswaves
Tonight’s line-up is surely enough to satisfy any fan of Australian hard rock.
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Live Review: Songs That Made Me
The presence of wine and abandonment of shoes onstage give the night a sense of casual.
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Live Review: Jordie Lane, Old Man Ludecke, Marlon Williams
An encore has Lane performing I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty and a final song that summons Williams and Ludecke back to the stage for a coming together of three of the best storytellers around.
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Live Review: Boy & Bear, Battleships
Boy & Bear cap their set off perfectly by warning us not to expect an encore.
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Live Review: The Holidays, Major Leagues, Contrast
If tonight is anything to go by, The Holidays’ fanbase is about to explode.
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Live Review: Snakadaktal
Snakadaktal aren’t bad performers as such, they just haven’t yet developed a way of translating the seductiveness of their recordings into a live format.
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Live Review: Parking Lot Experiments, The Harpoons
This band makes it impossible not to smile, dance and discover that talented musicians don’t actually have to take themselves seriously to earn respect.
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Live Review: Pluto Jonze, Hey Geronimo, Huw Murdoch
All Washed Up brings an underwhelming conclusion to the show. Not because it’s a bad song, but simply because it wasn’t the best choice.
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Live Review: Paul Kelly
A quick peruse on Facebook en route to the car unveils a fellow concert-goer’s post that says it all: “Bob Dylan: America’s Paul Kelly”.
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Live Review: Kingswood, Bertie Blackman, Lurch & Chief
With a plethora of talent and energy, Kingswood have huge things ahead of them, including many brilliant live performances. But next time, here’s hoping for a little less conversation.
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Live Review: Mick Flannery, Gallie, Mick McHugh
Flannery finishes with Safety Rope: a brilliant example of his lyrical talents and the simplistic charm that comes with a distinctive voice and keys. At this song’s completion, the awestruck crowd rise to their feet to give Flannery a standing ovation.