Since 2013’s debut album album ‘New Addiction’, Melbourne band 2 Inch Tape has delivered music in a manner considered prolific by today’s standards and perhaps more what you might expected from a band in the 60s or70s. And they make no apologies. The name, the feel, and the delivery is influenced by that golden age of popular music when boundaries were few and experimentation encouraged. 

With the release of ‘America’, 2 Inch Tape presents a concept album in all its glory. Inspired by the people, socio-political climate and adventures surrounding his personal pilgrimage, Simon Rigoni penned ‘America’ during a three week visit to the country in 2017. 

Throughout his journey he recorded street performers, preachers and everyday Americans to create a soundscape that combine with the songs of the album. The songs themselves explore a range of genres from folk to punk, country to rock, with a (sometimes not so) subtle nod to the location that inspired the music. 

‘America’ is 2 Inch Tape’s fourth album and follows the release of the‘Nashville Wife’ EP earlier this year ‘America’ was brought to life by  the performances of Simon Rigoni (Vocals/Guitar), Fiona Broussard (Keys/Vocals), Mark Petrilli (Bass), Julia Bebenek (Drums) and Greg Milton (Pedal Steel/Mandolin/Guitar/Harmonica). 

Notable guest performances from Samuel Cope (Hammond Organ) and Phil Carroll (Piano Accordion) assist in delivering an album that takes you on a journey from the blues harp of a street band in Venice Beach to a busking accordionist in Boston, as well as a Mandolin player in a bar in Manhattan. 

Whilst the songs exist in their own right, the preferred way to consume ‘America’ is as a whole, the way an album should be.

J&theC's are a Portland-based musical collaboration involving a variety of talents and vibes revolving around the original song writing of Jameson Wandling. Musicians/artists include Sam Densmore, Zach Podell-Eberhardt, and a variety of musicians with conditions.

Featuring members of The Hollowmen, Helvelln, the Vanda’s and Flicker, Blackbirds FC play their own brand of alternative country rock inspired by the Go Betweens, Beck and Wilco. Here's what they're saying about our latest LP Field Recordings...
 
‘In the top 10 album releases of 2019’
JO ROBERTS RHYTHMS MAGAZINE

‘Digging the gorgeous sounds on this’
STUART COUPE

‘A great song lives beyond your time and mine. You can find 12 of them on Field Recordings, a record to treasure when many of this year’s next big things are forgotten’
NOEL MENGEL MUSIC TRUST E-ZINE

‘The music of Blackbirds FC weaves a very beautiful path between the likes of Tom Petty, the Go Betweens, Iron and Wine and Gillian Welch. An absolutely fantastic album’
PAUL GOUGH 1/2/3/4

Maggie Rachel Lockhart is a re-emerging Naarm/Melbourne based singer-songwriter, classically trained pianist, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, performer and emerging producer who has been engaged in the practise of music since the age of three. Her compositions are emotive, ethereal, and cinematic and have been described as uniquely captivating. 🌹 "I choose authentic music creation and live performance over data and perceived worth, based on follower statistics." 🎶
"I do not consent to having my intellectual property scraped and exploited for corporate profit".
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Maggie Rachel Lockhart

A collision point between surf, punk and lyrical candour, CRUMBE is a Melbourne-based four-piece with a well-loved sound and a whole lot of heart. Lead-singer, guitarist and songwriter Connie Ogan started playing music in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Her sound dances on the fringes of Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young with a raw B52s style groove and a healthy dose of the post-punk grit that has characterised Melbourne’s live scene for the past decade. Lead-singer, guitarist and songwriter Connie Ogan together with Kurt Mottershead on bass, Owen Eales on guitar and Scotty Bairdle on drums to bring her twangy, love-washed tunes to life. With a formidable cult following and a stunning debut LP ready to fly once lockdown lifts, CRUMBE are primed to bring their decade-drifting, foot-stomping sound to the rest of Melbourne.

Kurt's been playing around the Melbourne music scene since the 90s, only recently has he started writing his own material.
Kurt also performs with Crumbe and Fawkner Walking Society, and has performed with 2 Inch Tape, Cate Taylor and Tim Woodz and the Dirty Shoes.
All of these demos have been recorded on the Boss BR-80.

Have just updated my recording gear so if anyone wants to collaborate I'm able to now.

⭐️Exploring dark places in a positive way⭐️
My musical influence involves a little bit of everything mashed together with some added personality and originality.
Indi music with an unapologetic splash of 80's pop.

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