“Well I’m sittin’ in the bar doin’ lift home deals,
With the last two drinkers in a skirt and high heels…”
“Sitting In A Bar” [Don Walker 1993]
No, we’re not calling it a comeback. He may not have been in the spotlight lately but Don Walker has never really been away. His last solo album was released 7 years ago and prophetically titled, ‘Cutting Back’. Well, may have cut back in his solo work but the reunion of Cold Chisel certainly kept him busy, writing (or co-writing), most of the band’s ‘No Plans’ album. Now, with the good ship Chisel at anchor once again, Don Walker returns with his 3rd solo record, ‘Hully Gully’, which we preview in this edition of JR.
John Mayer is also set to return later this month with his new album, ‘Paradise Valley’, continuing in the same Folk/Americana style of last year’s ‘Born And Raised’. Meanwhile, Sydney’s multi award winning Boy & Bear have a new preview song from their ‘Harlequin Nights’ album, released ahead of a national tour in October. The London-based Icelandic singer/songwriter Emiliana Torrini releases her 6th long player, ‘Tookah’ next month, from which we have a preview.
The Las Vegas Pop Rock band, Imagine Dragons released their debut album ‘Night Visions’ some months back and interest from Australia continues to grow with the record’s 3rd single just released. Imagine Dragons will make a brief visit to Australia in mid-October for gigs in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Also in this edition we have some great examples of new and emerging artists from Australia and beyond. Among them is Melbourne’s Kieran Ryan whose adventurous self-titled debut is not so much an introduction but a sweeping manifesto. Kieran Ryan’s songs are bold statements and his debut album stands as one of the strongest local releases of the year. Also emerging from Melbourne (via Brisbane) is singer/songwriter Dan Parsons. With true indie resourcefulness, Dan played almost every instrument and recorded the album himself.
Looking to the other side of the world, the JR Radar alerted us to previews from two new albums on the horizon by American singer/songwriter Lissie (channeling her inner Stevie Nicks) and a young Irish Blues/Rock band called The Strypes. Despite all its members being aged under 20 The Strypes sound like a band from another era, with their greatest influence coming from the days of the ‘60s British Blues Boom which spawned early innovators like The Yardbirds, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones and Them.
Imagine Dragons: “On Top Of The World” (new single from the album, ‘Night Visions’)
Boy & Bear: “Three Headed Woman” (preview from the album, ‘Harlequin Nights’)
Emilíana Torrini: “Speed Of Dark" (preview from the album, ‘Tookah’)
Kieran Ryan: “Red-Eyed Birds”/”Are You A Conspirator?” (from the album, ‘Kieran Ryan’)
The Strypes: “What A Shame” (preview from the album, ‘Snapshot’)
Lissie: “Further Away (Romance Police)” (preview from the album, ‘Back To Forever’)
Dan Parsons: “Close Your Eyes, Let It End” (from the album, ‘Dan Parsons’)
John Mayer: “Wildfire” (preview from the album, ‘Paradise Valley’)
Don Walker: “Young Girls” (preview from the album, ‘Hully Gully’)
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