Australian country music has many flavours, some of them with hints of music from other lands. There is also Australian country music that is so redolent of this land that you expect to smell eucalyptus each time you hear it. Often these are the songs that have Slim Dusty and Joy McKean in their DNA – sonically straightforward, with a driving beat and a catchy chorus that enables the listener to learn it quickly so as to sing along. This doesn’t mean the songs are simple, just the structure is solid after years of being perfected, usually on the road in front of all sorts of crowds.
‘Outback Australia’ is such a song, and it comes from Kevin Sullivan’s forthcoming album, Belonging. Inspired by Sullivan’s travels throughout the Australian outback for over 18 years, it features award-winning artists Lyn Bowtell and Kevin Bennett on backing vocals.
You can watch a performance of ‘Outback Australia’ at the Longyard Hotel in Tamworth below:
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