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

Dylan Stewart, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Golden Plains
Bradley is backed by his tight-as-fuck band The Extraordinaires and the crowd is subjected to a set of pure enjoyment. We lap it up with glee.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Neko Case, Dick Diver
It’s a truly enjoyable show in a gorgeous setting.
Features / Music
Balls In The Air
"We still like to make pop songs and sometimes – especially for commercial radio – you need to edit things down stupidly."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Dan Croll - Sweet Disarray
Plenty of kids will get their kicks from Croll’s charming arrangements and quality production, and while this album is better than much in the genre, it’s hard to get too excited about it.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lea Michele - Louder
Sure, her voice still packs a punch, but Louder should’ve been so much more.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Various - Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 21 Dylan Stewart
There’s a safety-first approach to the artists or songs making the cut, but from Daft Punk to Dustin Tebbutt, Volume 21 is a tidy snapshot of triple j as it is – for better or worse.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Pack A.D. - Do Not Engage
The Pack A.D. are raw, rambunctious and rebellious, here and ready to rip you a new one.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lowlakes - Iceberg Nerves
Lowlakes may appear a little too serious for their own good at times, but Iceberg Nerves is sure to strike a chord deep inside.
Features / Music
Fish Eye Lens
"[When working for television] you can’t just do whatever you want because the music always has to fit within the frame of the show."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: XO - Heart
It’s a change from the pop-punk stylings of their original band, Say Anything, for Jake and Jeff Turner; a considered sound that reverberates long after the listener puts down their headphones.
Features / Music
Music For The People
"The internet has been a godsend for us as musicians."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jay Penaflor, Ministry Of Plenty, The Pacifics
"He’s much more impressive with an electric guitar in his hands"