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

Stuart Evans, Journalist

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Northeast Party House
Crack House Party
“I wrote the lyrics about my great aunt, who is quite ill and is a very inspiring figure. The song still has drive, particularly when performed live.”
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Stayin' Alive
"The sky’s the limit for us as dance music doesn’t stop evolving. If we replicate what we had in the ‘90s we’ll be happy."
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Berkfeelings
"I’m sitting in my underwear in front of a mixing desk in Berlin. I’m thinking about what I’ll do today."
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Gentle Jon
“I take pride in the arts that I am involved in and the different sorts of music that I am trying to make. If that’s what is described as bohemian that maybe that is me.”
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The Sound Of Seeking
“We’ve just finished recording our new album. It’s still early days but it may have strings, brass, woodwind and may be a bit more poppier than our previous albums.”
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Bangin' Belles
"I do not exactly know what a Power Diva is. I think it relates to a tough woman who does not take shit. It is a compliment as I am inspired by Tina Turner, Cher and Etta James, who I consider power divas."
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Talent Quest
"I’m a weird little man. Since we’ve been talking, I’ve switched chairs three times. I actually think it’s not just me as everyone’s fucking weird and everyone has a bit of obsessive compulsive in them."
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Kicking And Screaming
“I like to think we do for music what those Gervais and [Larry] David do for comedy. A lot of what inspires people does not always happen to be in the field that they work.”
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Blowjobs Or Baked Beans
“We’re not eighteen anymore... and couldn’t go around getting pissed. For three years we practised for three evenings a week. Our girlfriends at the time wondered what the hell we were doing as we spent that time locked in a room writing songs.”
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The Janitors Of Rock
“That whole thing was bullshit. It was dishonest and I was lied to about the whole thing. It took years for me to trust people again, particularly people that I toured with.”
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Arabian Nights
“I wanted to have a more mystical name as I’m generally a shy person, but I like to take on new personalities..."
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How To Chase A Ghost
"People only think about ghosts as being these things that spook you. I believe in energies and feel strong emotions". Alejandra Deheza gets spiritual.