From the initial acoustic strummings of Postcard to the funky, latino
twang
of Dexter & Sinistra Karma County have ranged across an eclectic music
terrain to conjure their own sonic landscape - lush, melodious,
thoughtful,
emotive. Over a decade later original members singer/guitarist Brendan
Gallagher, bassist Michael Galeazzi and drummer Stuart Eadie are still
together making their distinctive sound.
Since 1995 Karma County have been making some of the best and most
original
music in Australia. Arriving on stage in those early days around Sydney
with
just a snare drum, acoustic guitar and double bass, they foreshadowed
the
acoustic roots movement that has become an essential element of
contemporary
music. Since those small beginnings they have waltzed their way into the
hearts and minds of music fans, and critics, all over the world with
five
outstanding and timeless albums.
Their new album Headland is a must have collection of 36 tracks across 2
discs with songs from all 5 albums (including ARIA winner Into the Land
Of
Promise) PLUS 2 new recordings, previously unreleased tracks and live
performances - remixed, revisited, remastered.
"The untold pieces of the legend roll onto one more for the true
believers:
the Reels and the Platters, the B-sides and reshuffles, and the languid
live
mementoes from impossibly calm, clear and fragrant outposts that still
sound
like somewhere else entirely." - Michael Dwyer, July 2008
Karma County are without a doubt one of Australia's finest bands, and
Headland is testimony to this, reflecting on and adding to their
extraordinary body of work... their unique and eclectic journey
continues
and travels to new heavenly heights.