Against The Tide

This song emerged from a scribbled diary entry confessing unattainable love, yet still imagining all its possibilities. ‘Stuck in Limbo’ explores the tantalising space of a crush, with all the …

We change so fast. We live so long. It’s a miracle any relationship lasts the distance of our journeys. This is a love song of longing and resignation, where absence …

A quirky piece, exploring the lack of quiet in the city. ‘High On Your Pony’ tells of the man who rode the footpaths of King Street, Newtown on his mobility …

This song evokes a fierce and protective love I feel for Australia, an ancient bony continent, remnant of Gondwana. Playing with alternate guitar tunings, I remembered a poem, written years …

The death of my oldest childhood friend presented a tide of grief and the reluctance to let go. It also brought with it this song, which in turn became the …

The death of my oldest childhood friend presented a tide of grief that brought with it the first of the album’s new songs, which then emerged as the album’s title. …

Forever on the search for quiet spaces in vibrant Newtown, I encounter the solace of the local graveyard at sunset. There, in the context of a fictional romantic scene, we …

‘Rhyme and Reason’ emerged after musing on the muse, and realizing that at times I wonder if the spirit of my still-born twin sister might remain somewhere on the same …

Upon seeing a Reuters photograph of a bombed-out, devastated city in northern Iraq or Syria, I recalled articles about the home-grown youth of western cities, sporting their jihadi cool in …