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Upbeat Downbeat - The Luke Russell Songbook

by Luke Russell (and his bands)

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All songs previously released (some are new 2020 mixes)

If you love Sixties-influenced tunes draped in layers of guitars and harmonies, then you should spend some time with singer-songwriter Luke Russell. Luke’s conversational lyrics spiced with dry humour lead you to places that you didn’t see coming, throwing a spotlight on tender moments of self-awareness. The songs in Luke’s collection Upbeat Downbeat are drawn from the five records he has released through Nic Dalton’s Half A Cow Records. Luke began with two charmingly rickety bedroom solo albums – also solo bedroom albums – The Kiss that Lasted All Weekend, and Second Guesses – brimming with naïve and wistful tunes.

Chasing a fuller sound, he put together the band The Proposition, featuring Murray “Red Wiggle” Cook on lead guitar. Edge of the Dancefloor is a collection from The Proposition dominated by frenetic pop songs about drinking and dancing in the Sydney neighbourhoods of Darlinghurst and Kings Cross. Then came Downtown Splitsville, an alt-country album recorded with the band You & Your So-Called Friends, featuring vocalists Blazey Best and Leigh Richards.

Reinvigorated by the challenge of writing for other singers, Luke gathered together the loose collective called The Wayward Doves, starring Blazey Best, Nicole Smede, and Kim Shazell. Their first album, Oh Lost Love, tells the story of a whirlwind relationship, from a blinding and giddy start to a crushing end. Like his sister Sally Seltmann, Luke writes about love and loss, highlighting the sad, the funny, the pathetic and the uplifting – you know, your life.

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released February 4, 2021

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Half A Cow Records Sydney, Australia

Half A Cow is an independent record label from the East Coast of Australia. Run by musician Nic Dalton, Half A Cow has been releasing music since 1990. More releases can be found at viasatellitedownloads.bandcamp.com

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