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

Ryan Butler, Journalist

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Live Review: Tiny Ruins, The Tiger & Me
"The one-liners are instantly lighter and fun, the melancholy scuttled away by a rolling riff or two"
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Live Review: St Lucia, The Griswolds
For a band that wear their influences like a badge of honour, St Lucia somehow still manage to incorporate a sound and style all their own.
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Live Review: A$AP Ferg, Yo! Mafia
"Staged or otherwise, this is yet another example of Ferg’s already honed crowd management skills, which add to his regal rapping ability."
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Live Review: Naked Bodies, Dan Parsons, Congratualtions Everybody
The circus is well and truly in town. Catch these terrifically deranged ringleaders while you can.
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Live Review: Sticky Fingers, Bootleg Rascal, Younger Dryas
It’s an ideal finish from a band on the up and up.
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Live Review: Billy Bragg, Courtney Barnett
Over 30 years in the music industry has done nothing to blunt the razor-sharp Billy Bragg, and may it never do so.
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Live Review: Pierce Brothers, Tales In Space, Gena Rose Bruce
These brothers done good make a good din.
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Live Review: A Day To Remember, The Ghost Inside, I Killed The Prom Queen
As The Downfall Of Us All wraps up the evening, Melbourne metalcore fans can go home happily punch-drunk from tonight’s breakdown beating.
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Live Review: James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite
With such beloved tracks at his disposal, this set was always going to please and the cooling night air does nothing to dampen the love for tonight’s Aussie rock legends.
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Live Review: Youth Lagoon, Broods
"This evening is a testament to DIY recording and the ingenuity of home producers."
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Live Review: Chvrches, Elizabeth Rose
This twee trio has already left quite the mark on Australian hearts.
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Live Review: Deafheaven, Whitehorse, Thrall
The future is in good hands here and tonight we witness a band ascending to the top of the class having already honed their craft.