The Gin Club

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"Standing out like a skyscraper in a plowed field, The Gin Club has a sound that mixes the metropolis and the meadow. Thirteen fireside chats that feature luxuriously layered vocals, well thought out song structures and great playing make up this self-titled debut"
Rod Hudson, ModMove.com

"Channels the sea shanties of the First Fleet and the dirt-kicking dances of the Gold Rush era, whilst recalling everything from Weddings Parties Anything to Neil Young and Palace Brothers."
Matt Connors, Time Off Magazine

"A gorgeous grab-bag of acoustic based laments lent depth and diversity by the broad songwriting concerns of each member... they remind me of nothing so much as The Band – all earthy, spirited playing, dusty vocal harmonies and a refreshing lack of pretension and ego... More please, lady and gents"
Brett Collingwood, Rave Magazine

"A collection of heartbreak country blues acoustica delivered with smoky passion"
Skye Staniford, Tsunami Magazine

"An indie super-ensemble from Brisbane, the Gin Club at their best make a tilt for The Band's timeless, rootsy Americana with an Oz update... Nice (***½)"
Rolling Stone Magazine

"My favorite album of 2004."
Ian Haug (Powderfinger), Rolling Stone Magazine Nov 04

"The sound of convict folk... inspired just as much by sea shanties and traditional ballads, jigs and reels as the more contemporary sounds of The Triffids, Iron and Wine and the Pogues (***½)."
Danielle O'Donohue, Herald Sun

"The spirit of The Band still lives when there are tunes as powerful as this around."
Noel Mengel, The Courier Mail

...if we don't happen to row your boat, then this gentleman is your flag-bearer:

"Wylde Bitch. Roll out the clichés and smash your pints together. Not since 'Chumbawumba' has a group made such a vulgar attempt to popularize drinking songs."
Nicholas Turner, rattlemusic.net