On his third solo album Melbournian Dan Parsons immerses himself deep in US west coast-styled country folk music. There’s a light touch to his music that at first gives it a breezy, occasionally easy-listening sound but behind the sunny and drifting pop melodies there are tales of troubled souls trying to find their way. The … Continue reading
As part of the AWME music conference in Melbourne next month, a stellar bill of alt. country music will perform at Max Watt’s on Friday Nov 13th. Henry Wagons will play solo backed by his band The Only Children while Ruby Boots and Raised By Eagles cap off a huge year of touring and new albums. … Continue reading
Their name may be a bit misleading as this is more of a breezy country sound than hillbilly music of the traditional kind but Jemma Rowlands and her Clifton Hillbillies still execute their take on country music with catchy melodic verve. Pedal steel, banjo and fiddle decorate these bittersweet songs that walk the on the … Continue reading
Ben Mastwyk has just released his excellent solo LP Mornin Evenin and was kind enough to take the time to undergo our Six Strings Q&A. We discover the canine influence in his songwriting process, who he’d love to jam with and his favourite recent Americana album. What was the album that first led you down the dusty path … Continue reading
On their second album Raised By Eagles eschew some of the ragged country rock moves of their debut and head for classic songwriting territory with excursions into power pop and acoustic balladry. The intimate and explicitly emotional storytelling of ‘Sugar Cane’ and the warm breezy sway of ‘Honey’ act as counterpoints to Window Seat’s Ryan … Continue reading
Melbourne’s Pony Face have taken on the massive task of covering Bruce Springsteen’s masterpiece LP Nebraska – in full. They haven’t cut corners either, releasing it on CD, digital and Tri-Colour State Trooper edition Vinyl LP. On the evidence of this first clip for the title track it sounds quite magnificent and suitably dark and … Continue reading
Eaten By Dogs’ self-titled album has been soon repeat around here for the last week. From a band name like that you’d expect raw, dirty country rock but these guys out of Melbourne excel and creating a great warm mood that is as reliant on immensely hummable and downright heart-aching melodies. They’ve released a couple … Continue reading
Marlon Williams has been crazy busy in 2014 with festival appearances, supports and his own shows. Now he has put together a band, The Yarra Benders, including Dan Parsons on guitar. The full band played the Out On The Weekend festival and associated sideshows and now Williams has announced his own headline shows for Melbourne and … Continue reading
Melbourne band Eaten By Dogs released their self-titled debut album via Black Hats Rackets a few weeks ago and yesterday they posted the clip for its second single ‘Fallen Not Broken’. I like what I hear in this track and also the first single ‘If it Ain’t Killing You, it’s Sure Killing Me’ which you can … Continue reading
Last year Dan Waters released his excellent solo LP La Vita E Bella to critical acclaim and he was rewarded with Best Country Album at the Age Music Victoria Awards. Waters has followed that up with a new EP under the name The Gulbransen Brothers, featuring Chad Mason of Wagons as his equal songwriting/sparring partner. Don’t Let The Music Stop … Continue reading
Here’s the latest video from Dan Waters‘ acclaimed album La Vita E Bella which won Best Country Album at The Age Victoria Genre Awards last year. Ah, guilt and shame, two of the age-old corner posts of great country music. Continue reading
Katie Brianna released a fine album in Dark Side of the Morning earlier this year that combines a melodic lightness and an emotional depth equally effectively. It is a record that grows and reveals itself more and more on each listen which is always the sign of a mature songwriter writing from the heart and … Continue reading
Mark Moldre has been receiving some excellent reviews for his recently released album An Ear To The Earth and after an initial run of release shows he is heading back down the East Coast for some shows in September. Post To Wire is proud to present the tour which will take in Canberra and three … Continue reading
Melbourne band Raised By Eagles have just released their debut self-titled album via Bandcamp and it is one of those records that makes you sit up and tune in close to the speakers from the superb opening shot of Penny Drop. The shadows of everyone from Dylan and Van Zandt to Parsons, Justin Townes Earle and … Continue reading
Melbourne singer songwriter Nigel Wearne released his album Black Crow at the end of 2012 and this month he will be releasing the title track as its second single. A brisk shuffle with strains of bluegrass and country running through it, Black Crow is a great track that showcases Wearne’s colourful vocal and some wonderful … Continue reading
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