Full Description
An Anthology of Australian Albums offers an overview of Australian popular music through the lens of significant, yet sometimes overlooked, Australian albums. Chapters explore the unique qualities of each album within a broader history of Australian popular music. Artists covered range from the older and non-mainstream yet influential, such as the Missing Links, Wendy Saddington and the Coloured Balls, to those who have achieved very recent success (Courtney Barnett, Dami Im and Flume) and whose work contributes to international pop music (Sia), to the more exploratory or experimental (Curse ov Dialect and A.B. Original). Collectively the albums and artists covered contribute to a view of Australian popular music through the non-canonical, emphasizing albums by women, non-white artists and Indigenous artists, and expanding the focus to include genres outside of rock including hip hop, black metal and country.
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Preamble
Introduction
Jon Stratton with Jon Dale (University of South Australia, Australia)
1. The Missing Links, The Missing Links
Jon Stratton (University of South Australia, Australia)
2. Wendy Saddington and The Copperwine, Wendy Saddington and The Copperwine Live
Julie Rickwood (Australian National University, Australia)
3. Coloured Balls, Ball Power
Paul 'Nazz' Oldham (University of South Australia, Australia)
4. The Scientists, Blood Red River
Jon Stratton (University of South Australia, Australia)
5. The Plums, Gun; Deadstar, Deadstar; Milk; Over The Radio
Caroline Kennedy (Monash University, Australia)
6. Shakaya, Shakaya
Panizza Allmark (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
7. Striborg, Spiritual Catharsis
Catherine Hoad (Massey University, Aotearoa/New Zealand)
8. Curse ov Dialect, Wooden Tongues
Sarah Attfield (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
9. The Drones, I See Seaweed
Adam Trainer (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
10. Roger Knox & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Stranger In My Land; Roger Knox, Give It a Go
Liz Dean (University of Melbourne, Australia) with Roger Knox
11. Dami Im, Dami Im
Sarah Keith (Macquarie University, Australia)
12. Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
John Encarnacao (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
13. Sia, This Is Acting
Laura Glitsos (Curtin University, Australia)
14. Flume, Skin
Ed Montano and Gene Shill (RMIT University, Australia)
15. A.B.Original, Reclaim Australia
Suzi Hutchings (RMIT University, Australia) and Dianne Rodger (University of Adelaide, Australia)
