album debut solo album australian musician released october records main band hiatus contrary usual alternative style album blends alternative country folk music record written cancer related death brother brother death coincided end year relationship partner events instrumental away typically political socially lyrical subject matter recorded songs home studio brisbane rest near worked producer sessions support album release toured australia twice performed north_america topped australian_recording_industry_association aria albums chart won awards aria awards award background production release best took hiatus members played projects drag predators decided work independently acted direction felt unable explore member inspiration derived capable recording solo album considering viewed limited guitar playing abilities compared distance band coupled relaxed writing process helped stress years working recording touring wanted create politically oriented album attack prime minister australia following howard election victory death brother cancer coupled end year relationship saw steer album different direction explained going pretty weird time past months intend talk experiences express music motivation songs came big day disappointment nature event heavy metal music played spurred music opposite worked producer funded record label sessions album began february musicians recorded tracks studio finished believe wash clean hope appeared album mixed blake tracks recorded mixed near bath england bath worked musicians including writing listened music singer songwriter influenced work love play guitar like simply don skill said work album title comes saying explained age offer tea sympathy sit cup tea talk noted credit album rolling_stones provision tea sympathy album cover photography album photography touring promotion toured australia support prior launch major tours held number low key album launch shows drew praise critics time reported chemistry frontman band nicknamed excellent constant song hilarious course music commended multiple genre changes minute performance vocal showcase tour named album sixth track announced december lasted february march performed sydney canberra adelaide melbourne joined tour perth band brisbane singer august announced tours united_states canada follow album august north american release september release announced revealing numerous london shows sold performances london attracted support joked think english fans performances received positively musicomh rated september showing london stars commenting loud guitar driven rock 70s vein praising piano guitar performance song recently deceased album single releases released australia october north_america august united_kingdom september album peaked number australia number new_zealand rianz albums chart certified platinum times sales excess units wish single released album chart australia peaked number new_zealand topped triple hottest inspiration song came morning wish arrived flying unusually positive frame mind musicomh described wish reminiscent basic song catchy chorus sing round online release album second single song broadly popular contributed winning songwriter year awards won performed blues roots work ceremony nominated performed australian work single appear aria_singles_chart peaked number australian national airplay charts reached number triple hottest watch released final single june proceeds single passed australian charity toured giving proceeds charity said aim single release raise money raise awareness terrible situation young people face referring children forced live aged facilities watch spent weeks aria_singles_chart peaked number song performed chambers aria awards music lyrics realised songs writing insulting people write country music like trying country record abandoned plan purely country record country folk alternative blend formed stark contrast work vulture street band heaviest work initially intended purely country album abandoned prospect shortly writing phase think able music quality expected turned amalgamation country rock folk elements considered music song kind grabs doubted album similar elements instead focused album listener album primarily acoustic way home notable exception features backing music album centres themes love context recent end relationship songs album exceed minutes minutes long critical convention song half minutes opening track thrill gone written joke hypothetical ending relation rock music song reminiscent 70s country folk setting mood rest album numerous songs album influenced believe sleeping rough thing wish comparisons drawn brothers finished reminiscent long term influence wish finished yesterday gone noted examples frankly matters heart wash clean aimed imitate songs sleep got air space came contrast vocal work accustomed watch released promoted support australian charity slowest emotional songs album age described emotionally written alongside believe following big day relationships based song watch written watching pope funeral river equally slow portions mixed sections heart pleading praised best song written musicomh reception awarded best cover art album year aria music awards nominated best blues roots album highest selling album wish won best video watch nominated single year wish topped triple hottest broadcast song australian radio won best male artist work album acceptance speech challenged fellow australian musicians write protest songs criticised lack fame nominated inaugural award won songwriter year awards named album year critical reception moderate generally seen entertaining work age said rock band national like showed little resemblance frontman groundbreaking debut album musicomh said album work suggest solo career better bbc wrote album pleasant pulling trees despite claims write country song abc bbc drew comparisons abc said resembled band work lyrics bbc observed harmony porch style sound highly similar young allmusic wrote influences strictly old school noting self titled album elton_john connection similar vocals drew praise allmusic said fine soulful singer vocal presence merits attention aspects album seen negative light musicomh said songs like wash clean simply lack strong melody bbc wrote happy straight despite topping age concluded review calling low key worthy personal offering october listed book best australian albums track listing thrill gone wish finished believe way home wash clean hope sleeping rough thing road river yesterday gone watch weekend mystery itunes bonus release personnel chart performance chart procession succession
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