A lot of the music I listen to comes from Britain and I occasionally look westwards to see what's happening in the States but haven't ever really scoured the globe properly enough to reach Australia. Now this may not be a post that necessarily looks at 'new' music, this artist has been going for a long time, but he's new to me!
Rai Thistlethwayte and Thirsty Merc
An accomplished musician, Sydney man Rai Thistlethwayte has had a relatively successful career down under both as a solo artist and with his band Thirsty Merc. Growing up in a musical family, Thistlethwayte's music ranges from strong jazz to pop ballads all of which are topped off with his penetrating and beautiful voice which work for the numerous genres he switches between. A talented guy whose vocals, playing skills and song writing are mighty impressive; I've put a mixture of covers and originals up here to give you a taster:
It has been a while since I paid some attention to my dear blog and thinking about the amount of new music I need to catch up on does fill me somewhat with worry! But I have a couple of weeks on my hands and I'm looking forward to discovering what bright new things have cropped up since I last explored. I will write something substantial very soon but in the mean time wanted to post about Alexander Wolfe who may already be on many radars but I recently saw him perform at the Edinburgh Fringe with theatre company Les Enfants Terribles. They created a show called The Trench with Wolfe composing the music. It was a beautiful score which you can find here.
It's easy to see why Wolfe was asked to join the show, not only for his flawless soft vocals, but because he creates real atmosphere with his accompaniments and looks to an array of instruments to bulk out his melodies. He played a number of different instruments on stage - it was impressive to watch. As to his future work, I'm excited to hear his new album 'Skeletons' out on Sept 10th. His debut album Morning Brings a Flood is available on iTunes.
Below are a couple of my favourites of his including the title track of the new album - enjoy!
