Jordie Lane is one of the most promising and respected songwriters to emerge from Australia in recent times. His songs are deeply personal and grounded in the heart and soul of human emotion. In 2009 Rolling Stone hailed Jordie’s debut album Sleeping Patterns as “one of the most assured records ever by a local artist”, while his 2011 follow up Blood Thinner was a finalist for Best Blues & Roots album at the Australian Independent Record Awards.
It’s taken 5 years for his follow up Glassellland to emerge, but it’s been well worth the wait. The album was recorded by Jordie and his partner Clare Reynolds in Los Angeles under unusual circumstances… by building tear down studios in several transitory spaces while engineering, recording and producing the album in which they played every instrument themselves. Kind of like a musician’s DIY equivalent of building a high tech backyard shed and learning how to operate all of the machinery yourself.
Jordie and Clare have been living in America for a number of years now, so when you throw into the mix the impact of writing and recording those songs during the most extraordinary presidential race anyone can recall you’ve got a heady recipe for an album.
It’s a stunning record, but why take my word for it when you’ve got Grammy Award winning producer Tom Billing, who’s worked with the likes of Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith and Gomez proclaiming: “Holy fuck, I love this record!”
That’s got to be the best marketing angle for an album release ever, what a pity that it’s largely unprintable with limited broadcast opportunities. Except for this medium – what’s not to love about blogging or podcasting?
I caught up with Jordie Lane in the midst of his Australian tour – if you want to check out his tour dates you’ll find them here.
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