Welcome to episode 60 of Love That Album. At the end of
2013, two of my favourite albums came from Melbourne bands, and I discuss both
of them with their songwriters.
First of all, The Livingstone Daisies brought a slice of
harmony laden pop goodness into the world with “Don’t Know What Happiness Is”
(their fans did after hearing it). I speak with the Daisies’ songwriter Van
Walker, who has recorded a number of albums in his own right about how this
supergroup came into being and this wonderful record. Think Teenage Fanclub,
and you’ll get the idea.
Then, I speak to Sherry Rich who has made a myriad of great
albums with her own bands (including members of Wilco), but along with Even’s
Ash Naylor has reformed The Grapes. They put out a perfect pop album in 1999,
and then released another wonderful country / pop hybrid album 14 years later
called Western Sun. We speak about both records as well as Sherry’s time in
Nashville.
Eric Reanimator returns with his Album I Love segment
discussing all girl power pop band The Barbarellas with their aptly titled Queens
of the Galaxy. Fans of Thee Ultra Bimboos will dig.
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You can order a CD of The Grapes’ Western Sun album from http://www.thegrapes.com.au/
You can get the Livingstone Daisies’ Don’t Know What Happiness Is
album from http://livingstonedaisies.bandcamp.com/album/dont-know-what-happiness-is-digital-download-limited-edition-12-vinyl-or-cd
