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

Lukas Murphy, Journalist

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Album Review: Band Of Horses - Acoustic At The Ryman
Fans of Infinite Arms will be elated to hear these re-workings of some of the band’s favourites, the entire album front-to-back an absolute treat.
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Album Review: Palace Of The King - Moon & Mountain
Rock music is a fickle beast, but perhaps these heavyweights are indeed a band to look out for in the near future.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Audreys, Nathan Gaunt
Performed as a duo, the tracks proved to be lovely as they were; something that is not always well executed in such a raw fashion.
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Album Review: Various - Spirit Of Akasha Soundtrack
"Corsaire provide the titular piece, one of sweeping orchestral and ethereal instrumental experimentation, and ominously reverberated vocals."
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Album Review: The Windy Hills - Fall Of Planet Esoteria
Pretty little harmonies and tender lead vocals deliver potent, thoughtful songs, and the music swells and ripples beneath in a deeply moving kinda way, sending you off on a cosmic journey over and over again.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Sunshine Brothers, Grace Barbe & Afro-Kreol
There were pork-pie hats, clunky shoes and sunglasses aplenty as the massing orchestra delivered gem after gem of jump-up-and-down ska dance pieces, sadly cut short by a curfew.
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Album Review: Flying Emus - The Collection 1984-1990
If you’re familiar with them, go back and listen; if you haven’t heard them before, check it out.
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Album Review: The Vintage Caravan - Voyage
Clearly very competent on their instruments in the sort of headstrong adolescent rampage that makes this album feel so good.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Southbound
Hermitude kept the energy levels up with their performed-on-the-spot beats and were followed by the bizarre and highly energetic showcase of Crystal Fighters.
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Live Review: Gignition
Featuring a lead singer on keyboards, some burning guitar lines, heavy thumping bass and a brand new drummer who had only just learnt the songs, the band brought the night to a wicked end.
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Live Review: Red Engine Caves, Foam, Aborted Tortoise, Eerie Serpent
The main act cranked that volume up just another couple of notches to bring their own noise down on their head-banging, boot stomping audience.
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Lukas Murphy
Tedeschi Trucks Band is at the top of Lukas Murphy's list for 2013.