After the parade: ‘I was piecing together the world of the album and Defunctland was in my orbit’
Sydney-based artist After the parade has released a second, self-titled album, inspired by the beauty of defunct theme park rides in his diaristic and poignant songwriting. After the parade is the creative project of Jack R. Reilly and the new album marks a follow up to 2020’s Middle Everything. ‘In Disneyland, ...
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Q&A with Josienne Clarke: ‘The beauty of songwriting is in the alchemy of combining words and melody’
When folk singer Josienne Clarke signed to Rough Trade Records in February 2016, its founder Geoff Travis described her as writing 'songs that rearrange your internal emotional landscape...reinventing the popular song structure'. With a rare gift for poetic melancholy, her elegant, nuanced and emotive storytelling draws ...
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