Melbourne-based Sean McMahon Releases his fifth solo album, the heartfelt and homespun VictoriaOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Olivia Long PR The songs on 'Victoria' belong pressed between the pages of a work of fiction, wherein adventure, discovery, love and reflection bind a story from some other time and place, albeit based on real events. It's escape-ism. Stories in songs that will take you, over the hills and far away, from the stairwells of neon lit hotels to where highways turn to sand, with sunshine melting through your windscreen. From mirror balls in regional halls and sunsets on suburban front lawns, travels through the past and visions of the future, weave through glistening threads of electric guitars and pedal steel. Sean's poetic, visceral songs always sound perfectly poised. A gentle tumble of thoughts and emotions draped in timeless melodies. Early in 2020 the pandemic arrived and Sean’s world of pastoral expanse retreated to a metropolitan lockdown. “For most of the recording, and a lot of the writing, the idea of leaving Victoria any time soon seemed like a precarious ambition. And I think we felt isolated as a state in our experience of the whole ordeal... So here's to Victoria!” says Sean, revealing part of the meaning behind the album title. Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Sean, with just some final mix assistance from Alex O'Gorman and mastering by Mikey Young, Victoria is truly a solo project. “I did everything on this album myself. I loved doing it. I just try to make whatever I have work – whether that’s limited skills on certain instruments or using a $200 drum kit. I think those limitations are part of what makes something unique and true. It wouldn't have the same kind of energy if I’d got in the best musicians to perform it. I don't like 'refined' so much.” Remember The Trip Single : https://
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June 23, 2023 7:00am ET by Olivia Long PR |