A country music travel tip: stay in Melbourne.

If you make the pilgrimage to Nashville in search of great country music all you’re going to find is some old mate playing a cover that’s been played a million times by countless musicians beforehand – and don’t get us started on Tamworth.

Melbourne town is full of the world’s best alt-country songwriters and bands. Eaten By Dogs is one of of them. Their songs are honest, rich and spacious – they’ve managed to make a record that sounds great in the sun with a beer as well as late at night with a whiskey.


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