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

Lukas Murphy, Journalist

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Album Review: Punch Brothers - All Ashore
"Immediately demonstrates the Brothers' grasp of subtlety and compositional minutiae."
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Album Review: Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son
"Loose, dirty junkyard grooves with slide guitar that sounds like it's on the verge of spontaneous combustion."
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Album Review: Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land
"Ben Harper pairing up with blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite again is absolutely no surprise."
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Album Review: The James Hunter Six - Whatever It Takes
"'Whatever It Takes' employs simple, classic songwriting and a rock-solid band to support it."
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Album Review: Ruby Boots - Don't Talk About It
"To be listened to often and repeatedly."
Features / Music
The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Lukas Murphy
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Bob Seger - I Knew You When
"Listen to the album as a standalone and judge it on its own merit."
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Album Review: Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine
"Kelly's writing still resonates with powerful imagery and vivid settings, as well as the occasional and familiar injection of faith and religion for good measure."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Steve Hensby, Greg Brenton
"Dressed like a true ringmaster, complete with top hat and velvet coat, Hensby delivered a veritable circus of eclectic influences."
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Album Review: The Ahern Brothers - The Ahern Brothers
"The album showcases strengths in both artists as vocalists and songwriters."
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Album Review: Willie Nelson - God's Problem Child
"Where it might be slightly overproduced, it surely has not lost its emotion and attitude."
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Album Review: Sheryl Crow - Be Myself
"... Moving forward in proud, powerful strides."