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Highway Dancing: The Yearlings
Another roots act based in Adelaide, The Yearlings have once again come up with a beautiful, tender album of original tunes from Robyn Chalklen and Chris Parkinson . Fitting somewhere in between Gillian Welch and The Cowboy Junkies, The Yearlings…
Death: Grand Salvo
Death is the story of a bird, a bear, a rat, a rabbit and a man, beautifully spun by Melbourne’s Grand Salvo. The album is magical, reminiscent of childhood stories narrated on cassette tapes; an indie folk version of Peter…
Hercules and Love Affair: Hercules and Love Affair
Ok, so it doesn’t matter what anyone else says, this is pure pop. Disco, to be precise. The unique vocal style of Antony Hegarty from Antony and the Johnsons is so instantly recognisable, it automatically adds an aura of cool…
Vagabonds: Gary Louris
As songwriter/singer/guitarist with alt-country band The Jayhawks, Louris took them from their country beginnings with collaborator Mark Olsen to the more pop influenced later albums of their 20-year career. It seems that for his first solo release Louris embraces both…
Asking For Flowers: Kathleen Edwards
It’s appropriate that this album begins with only Edwards’s vocals. Sparse, earthy and familiar. Like her two brilliant earlier albums she uses her vocals and intelligent lyrics to create both lush arrangements or simple and heartwarming folky ballads. The unmistakable…
H.A.A.R.P.: Muse
Devon’s finest hit the Wembly stage with their bombastically brooding theatrical rock and judging by the 90,000 strong crowds at their multiple sold out shows at Wembly stadium in June last year they hit it rather well. Featuring many a…
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too: Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright stepped out from the shadow of her famous family members in 2005 with her raw self-titled debut album. Over 200 fans enjoyed one of our best in store events with Martha later that year in an almost unrecognisable…
The After Life: Kathleen Stewart
A confession: I have been a fan of Kathleen Stewart since her first novel 15 years ago. Her writing is spare and beautiful, both lush and tightly controlled. And her stories often have the element of fable or fairytale about…
Secrets: Beatriz Martin Vidal
This exquisite picture book explores the mysterious magic of birds and how children need the space and encouragement to dream, wonder and explore so that one day they too can fly. The beautiful pencil illustrations are a combination of detail…
Triskellion: Will Peterson & Peter Cocks
Our heroes of this intriguing book are Rachel and Alex, whose lives have been turned upside down with the divorce of their parents. They are packed off to visit their Grandma in a sleepy little village in rural England where…
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