Hard on the heels of his recent solo outing “Little Town Blues”, local troubadour Mark Lucas is back with a new offering from his stalwart band, The Dead Setters.
Originally from the UK, Mark spins tales of the ordinary and beyond armed with a dry wit and a well-travelled if world-weary take on the human condition. Add Jake Lardot (Belgium) album producer & one of Australia’s most respected guitar players (check 14 years on the road with Lee Kernaghan), John Lee (Georgia, USA) fiddle & mandolin, Steve Gunning (all over the place via Woodford) drums (former sideman to Vicky O’Keefe, Grace Knight amongst others), and Chris Mearns (the not-so-token Australian) bass, who’s been plying his trade longer than most have a right to, and you’ve got a multicultural take on country roots music, embracing folk, country and blues with a foot in the past and ear to the future.
‘The Continental Drift’, the band’s fifth release offers gritty observations on life and love driven by a bunch of musicians schooled in everything from punk to bluegrass, but all with a taste for tale well told and a melody that hooks you in.
“The recipe seems pretty simple: creeping easy on the ear melodies, songs written with ingredients from the store where Tom Petty and Elliott Murphy shop, a voice which is very akin to that of Gerry Rafferty, guitar sounds emerging from the strings of Bonnie Raitt … well, enough parts to make the great record that this CD has become.”
File under adult alternative Australian roots music.
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Dead Setters “Continental Drift” Tour dates
March 10 Django Bar, Marrickville (album launch)
March 11 Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle
March 12 5 Church Street, Bellingen
March 13 Nimbin Hotel, Nimbin
March 18 Merton Hotel, Rozelle
March 25 Smith’s Alt Bookshop, Canberra ACT (tbc)
March 26 The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick VIC
March 27 The Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford VIC
April 1 The Gasoline Pony, Marrickville
April 10 Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham (Lock the Gate Fundraiser)
April 14 Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL
April 15 Hotel Gearin, Katoomba
April 16 The Bunker, Coogee RSL, Coogee
