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ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Brodie – The Ballad Of Cowboy Dan
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Brodie – The Ballad Of Cowboy Dan

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The Melbourne songwriter Dan Brodie is something of an enigma on the Australian music scene, having forged his way in the pub rock scene, straddling both rock in the traditional sense and countrified twang and rockabilly. His last few releases though have explored a more noir aesthetic, adding to the mystery of Cowboy Dan. On … Continue reading →

VIDEO PREMIERE: The Wicked Messenger – Ten Years Older
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VIDEO PREMIERE: The Wicked Messenger – Ten Years Older

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The Wicked Messenger have a brand new album coming out in 2024 and they’ve just released the first single from it, ‘Ten Years Older‘. It’s a song that signals a shift into more of a melodic Americana meets power pop sound in the vein of Wilco and Teenage Fanclub, complete with handclaps and harmonica. The … Continue reading →

SIX STRINGS Q&A: Ryan Martin John
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SIX STRINGS Q&A: Ryan Martin John

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Ryan Martin John released the quite sublime album Goodness Gracious Graceless earlier this year and it was one of those albums that completely hit the spot for me on first listen. In my REVIEW of the album I said “This is sophisticated music, yet wholly accessible and overflowing with both melancholy and melodies that will … Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW: DC Cross – Wizrad
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ALBUM REVIEW: DC Cross – Wizrad

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The acoustic guitar has been a mainstay of popular music through a myriad of genres over the last   150+ years. Through folk, country, blues, jazz and classical music it’s persisted and provided the soundtrack for generations of players, from the back porch to concert halls, juke joints to folk clubs.  One particular strand that … Continue reading →

SINGLE PREMIERE: Pete Campbell – Away
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SINGLE PREMIERE: Pete Campbell – Away

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Folk-rock and blues songwriter Peter Campbell will release Parley, his second EP, this Friday and I’m very pleased to be able to premiere the new single ‘Away‘, out tomorrow in celebration of the new release. Parley contains five original songs by Campbell, a prolific solo performer around Sydney, including the beautifully swaying acoustic guitar and … Continue reading →

SINGLE PREMIERE: Emma Bosworth – Spooko
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SINGLE PREMIERE: Emma Bosworth – Spooko

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Sunshine Coast songwriter Emma Bosworth and her band The Meeting Seasons are releasing her new EP Placement tomorrow (November 24, 2023) and I’m very pleased to be able to premiere the EP’s focus track ‘Spooko‘ on PTW today. ‘Spooko’ is all dreamy, drifting cosmic country. There’s the ethereal echo of Mazzy Star drifting down the … Continue reading →

VIDEO PREMIERE: Claire Anne Taylor – Keep On Truckin’
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Claire Anne Taylor – Keep On Truckin’

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I’m super pleased to be able to premiere the video for Claire Anne Taylor‘s new single ‘Keep On Truckin” today. The single comes from her forthcoming third album Giving It Away, recorded at MONA’s Frying Pan Studios in Tasmania and set for released in February 2024. Possessing one of the finest voices in Australian roots … Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW: JB Paterson – Springtime Is Coming
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ALBUM REVIEW: JB Paterson – Springtime Is Coming

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Queensland songwriter JB Paterson released his third album Springtime Is Coming (Holiday Maker Records) at the tail end of 2022 but this one is such a great record I felt compelled to post a belated review of the 13-track folk suite which traces the seasonal shift from winter to spring.  The album was written, performed … Continue reading →

VIDEO PREMIERE: Dave Wells – Ella (live)
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Dave Wells – Ella (live)

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Last month NSW singer-songwriter Dave Wells released his new album If We Had Our Time Again and here at PTW I’m very pleased to be able to premiere the video clip for the song ‘Ella‘, recorded live at the 2023 Newcastle Writers Festival, at The Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle – performed by Dave & Loretta … Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW: Concrete Sea – Australian Dream
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ALBUM REVIEW: Concrete Sea – Australian Dream

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On Australian Dream, Concrete Sea take a swing at navigating and chronicling the suburban experience of living on this great continent in the 21st century and they do so impressively, via a baroque rock feel with a vivid poetic quality.  Channeling the evocative storytelling of some of our masters – Paul Kelly, David McComb, Steve … Continue reading →

DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES RELEASE NEW EP ‘BACK ON THE DRINK’
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DAVE FAVOURS & THE ROADSIDE ASHES RELEASE NEW EP ‘BACK ON THE DRINK’

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Sydney alt-country group Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes are back with a brand new EP called Back on the Drink, which explores their love for Australian indie rock – a standalone musical tribute to some of the bands that influenced them.   With a bunch of songs at the ready, Favours and co. decided … Continue reading →

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF ARE BACK WITH NEW SINGLE ‘ALIBI’
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HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF ARE BACK WITH NEW SINGLE ‘ALIBI’

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Hurray For The Riff‘s Alynda Segarra has announced that the new album The Past Is Still Alive will be released on February 23rd on the Nonesuch Records label. The first song to come from the album is the warmly strummed and melodic country strains of ‘Alibi’, suggesting more of an Americana feel than recent releases. It’s … Continue reading →

MFV RELEASE DREAMY PSYCH TWANG SINGLE DELACROIX
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MFV RELEASE DREAMY PSYCH TWANG SINGLE DELACROIX

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Wollongong NSW band MFV have been releasing a run of singles of late and the latest to drop is the activating sound of ‘Delacroix‘. The song starts on a rough and ready acoustic strum, the rest of the band gently entering the fray before the song truly swings into view, melodies pealing off onto each … Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Martin John – Goodness Gracious Graceless
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Martin John – Goodness Gracious Graceless

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Ryan Martin John’s Goodness Gracious Graceless (Independent) emerged blinking into the world in April and right from the opening track ‘Bourbon St’ it caught my ear and drew me in via the lush and spacious palette of sounds with shimmering guitars and John’s exquisite soulful folk voice. His falsetto and pure, wavering tone constantly thrills … Continue reading →

VIDEO PREMIERE: Jeremy Beggs – Signal Me In
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Jeremy Beggs – Signal Me In

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Ballarat singer-songwriter Jeremy Beggs recently released his new single ‘Signal Me In‘ and now he reveals its emotive and picturesque video. Filmed by Leigh Searle, the clip finds Beggs exploring the beautiful surrounds of the Victorian bush, symbolically searching for the beacon of hope that’s expressed in the song. A heartfelt song about seeking guidance and strength in … Continue reading →