A rainy night in Merewether turned into my first lesson on Australian music culture last night...My host-mom, dad, and I sat around, drinking wine, making pizza, and listening to all of their old CDs. They wanted to expose me to what Australia had to offer in terms of musicians and bands... and it is truly amazing how universal music tends to be. Sure, there are unique individuals with musical talent that is unlike anyone else - but my host-parents' taste in music reminded me of my own parents'; the music had a very Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2 feel to all of it. Long-lasting rhythms with great acoustics and everything.
I particularly enjoyed a band called Powderfinger; they reminded me a lot of KGB :)
A few other bands I was introduced to and really enjoyed were: Midnight Oil, Crowded House, and Paul Kelly
Australia has its variety of popular rock and pop music, and just like the U.S. there is a large trendy movement of Indie Rock. I learned a lot about Australia's Indigenous music, which refers to the music of the Aborigines and I was blown away by this particular artist, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. He is a blind singer and is considered to be Australia's most gifted indigenous musician. And I also heard variations of Australian Country music, which tells stories about the bush lands and different folklore. So all in all it was a really enjoyable evening and it was fun to sit back and listen to all different sorts of music.
And to all my Missy Higgins fans out there - did you know she is an Australian musician?! Because I had no idea!
But, of course, the night wouldn't have been complete without a little Men at Work - a classic. Spent a few nights out at the pub rocking out to this song with the ladies ;)
Enjoy!
Love,
Abby
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