Ahead of the release of his new album My Friend Defiance (Blind Date Records) next week, Jeb Cardwell has shared these two tracks – ‘Blood Moon’ and ‘Storm Clouds’. The former is a low-slung rhythmic delight, steeped in the effortless cosmic country sound of Tony Joe White and J.J. Cale with it’s loping groove and the smoky vocal that winds it’s way across the speakers. ‘Storm Clouds’ by contrast is a lighter, breezier feel – like a Sunday cruise down the coast with the windows down.

Both sublime songs reflect the relaxed musicality of Cardwell’s playing and writing and fittingly he’s accompanied by some of Melbourne’s finest: drums – Roger Bergodaz (Lost Ragas, Tex Perkins), bass – Tim McCormack (Stella Angelico), keyboards – Bernie McMahon (St Jude, Tracey McNeil) and guitar – Mic Hubbard (Spencer P. Jones).