Stranded Far From Home / The Australian Music Thread

[doone]

Related - I vaguely remember entering a competition a while ago where I had to state my fave PK song and why in 25 words or less. Got this e-mail today:

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Hi Varis,

Congratulations! You’ve won our Paul Kelly – Making Gravy competition!

Your prize includes 2x Gravy Train tickets to Perth’s Making Gravy on Saturday 7 December at Stadium Park at Optus Stadium.

Gravy Train tickets include:
— Separate entrance lanes to main event
— Exclusive limited capacity area directly in front of stage
— Access to separate bar and food vendors
— Access to separate toilets
— Access to separate merchandise tent

Paul Kelly will be joined by special guests Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Marlon Williams – you’re in for a real treat!

Your prize also includes a signed vinyl copy of Paul Kelly’s recent album ‘Songs From The South’.

Both your tickets and your vinyl will be posted to your posted address sometime this week.

Head to http://www.frontiertouring.com/makinggravy for full tour details.

Kind regards and congratulations again,
Frontier Touring

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I never win things, so this was a kind of nice surprise.

Anyone interested in the signed vinyl? I don't really do vinyl.

Congrats! I'd love to see your entry, I know how much you dig that song.

[E.H. Ruddock]

That's awesome

[Higgs]

^^ Yep, happy days. Should be a bit of fun.

And Bonnie - I wrote it off the cuff and don't have a copy, but it referenced his ability to generate such raw emotion so simply, and the strength of the love between brothers.
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So recently this band, Bad//Dreems, did a JJJ Like a Version, covering one of my fave Oz tracks, the magnificent Black Fella, White Fella. They did such a great job of it that I've looked into them more and I have to say I'm really enjoying what I'm hearing. Punky but smart, angry but controlled, musically interesting with a singer whose voice I really enjoy.

Here they are doing Johnny Irony, the opening track off their excellent 2017 album 'Gutful'. Check it:


It is a disgrace that this song has less than 5,000 views on youtube. It's a ripper.

[Higgs]

I look in the corner and I see Bass sitting there, not getting into it, not getting out of it. I said "Is Bass straight or something?"

[Higgs]

Georgia Maq from my beloved Camp Cope has dropped a solo album out of the blue. I've listened a few times and it's nice enough, but nothing particularly amazing I guess. I always want my Georgia Maq a little more unhinged than mellow I guess? Not to say there isn't some good stuff though, as evidenced by first track here "Away From Love":

[Higgs]

OK, so this album is growing on me. It's weird hearing her do pop, but hell, she is nothing if not totally vulnerable and honest when she sings.

[super nintendo chalmers]

[Higgs]

Been into my beats/techno lately, just heard this on JJJ this morning. Banger.

Made in Paris - Pursuit

[Higgs]

You just KNOW it's gonna be a good good day when the first e-mail in your In Box for the morning reads like this:



It's a lovely slow ballad with just guitar, violin and cello. Nice stuff. Have a listen:

[super nintendo chalmers]

Hopefully I didn't post this earlier, but I've been digging this a lot recently.


Oh, and Aussie folks, The Boogie is coming down under in April

[surfndestroy]

Hopefully I didn't post this earlier, but I've been digging this a lot recently.


Oh, and Aussie folks, The Boogie is coming down under in April

Reminiscent of Car Wheels On Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams.

[Higgs]

Hopefully I didn't post this earlier, but I've been digging this a lot recently.


Oh, and Aussie folks, The Boogie is coming down under in April

I am having a very good day it seems.



Thanks hugely for the heads up.

[Higgs]

Little less good - they are only east coasting it. I may just have to make the trek anyway I feel.

Edit: Ah, who am I fucking kidding here? A quick check on flights shows there's no way I can do it for under a grand, two if the wiffey comes, plus 12 hours in the air and 2 days lost work. This ain't gonna happen.

[super nintendo chalmers]

Oh god, didn't know it was so far away this time around. I got to see them a few weeks ago and it was glorious. Sweeney sat in, two songs, 90 minutes...

[Higgs]

Oh god, didn't know it was so far away this time around. I got to see them a few weeks ago and it was glorious. Sweeney sat in, two songs, 90 minutes...

Nah, I appreciate the heads up. These guys are my No. 1 want to see, but can't justify the expense this year.

[Higgs]

The Angels - Coming Down

[Higgs]

I used to be all about Kylie Minogue

We're not so different, you and I.

[Higgs]

I've had the most enjoyable evening going back through this thread and checking YT links. There is some seriously good stuff buried in here.

I noticed this song was conspicuous by its absence. This one's for Adam.

[Higgs]

Aussie Crawl - Things just-a... don't seem-a

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Dragon - Rain.