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

Dylan Stewart, Journalist

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Album Review: Ben & Ellen Harper - Childhood Dreams
Leave the Roses on the counter and get mum this.
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Album Review: Ned Collette & Wirewalker - Networking In Purgatory
Networking In Purgatory showcases the Melburnian in all his glory, backed by Wirewalker, whose own take on lo-fi folk is worth the price of this (digital/vinyl only) release alone.
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Album Review: Chuck E. Weiss - Red Beans And Weiss
For some dark, guttural blues, visit Waits’ back catalogue, but give Red Beans And Weiss a miss.
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Album Review: Amaya Laucirica - Sway
Rather, it’s a well-rounded record that furthers a promising young local artist.
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Album Review: Plague Vendor - Free To Eat
"I’m not sure how a band can get away with releasing an ‘album’ that doesn’t even make it to 18 minutes."
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Album Review: Various - Young Money: Rise Of An Empire
"It’s a celebration, bitches."
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Album Review: King Of The North - Sound The Underground
With just a guitar and drum kit, Andrew Higgs and Danny Leo prove that in this case, two heads are as good as ten.
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Album Review: Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Ft. Edie Brickell - Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Ft. Edie Brickell Live
"If you were unaware that actor Steve Martin doubles as a bluegrass music legend – and a damn fine banjo player – then your excuses for not knowing are wearing thin."
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Album Review: Mt Warning - Midnight Set
A few awkward spaces, such as in Forward Miles, leave the band room to improve next time around.
Features / Music
Talking Heads
"My music is more about others, it’s more about people, it’s more about preserving heritage and also keeping in tune with tradition."
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Album Review: The Districts - The Districts
"The five tracks here indicate The Districts belong somewhere between those two bands, not simply in terms of genre, but of the potential this EP demonstrates."
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Album Review: Thumpers - Galore
It’s not always easy (Sound Of Screams for instance), but Galore is a very worthwhile listen and hopefully a sign of things to come.