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Australian musician Jay Fraser owes much to the influence of a drunken sailor. Being called upon in primary school to perform the ancient sea shanty was the first time he remembers paring D-chord melodies with sobering lyrics.
It was watching a Nick Drake documentary in 2004 though that spurred him to start putting his owns chords to paper. Today he is among a new wave of young Australian singer-songwriters gaining national and international recognition.
Fraser’s music is born from his exploits and travails as a modern-day travelling troubadour – and part-time accountant. Matching crisp guitar work with honest vocals, he has earned acclaim and airplay in high quarters.
In 2007 Fraser released his debut album ‘Losing Home’, followed in 2008 by ‘3 Days, 7 Lovers and the Philistine’.
Since ‘Losing Home’ he has found a new one in London. Here, more than 17,000 kilometres from childhood, he has just launched his third studio album.
Called ‘Building of Dreams’, it captures in song Fraser’s escape from what he describes as the rut of a 9-year job and owning an apartment in Tasmania. It charts his route from Launceston to London, from false love to true, and the backwater towns and dead-end jobs he took to get there.
The first single ‘That’s How We Roll’ was written after playing a gig in Hull, England, on the eve of a return visit to Australia. Upbeat with immediate energy, it sums up the overriding feel of the album.
It was watching a Nick Drake documentary in 2004 though that spurred him to start putting his owns chords to paper. Today he is among a new wave of young Australian singer-songwriters gaining national and international recognition.
Fraser’s music is born from his exploits and travails as a modern-day travelling troubadour – and part-time accountant. Matching crisp guitar work with honest vocals, he has earned acclaim and airplay in high quarters.
In 2007 Fraser released his debut album ‘Losing Home’, followed in 2008 by ‘3 Days, 7 Lovers and the Philistine’.
Since ‘Losing Home’ he has found a new one in London. Here, more than 17,000 kilometres from childhood, he has just launched his third studio album.
Called ‘Building of Dreams’, it captures in song Fraser’s escape from what he describes as the rut of a 9-year job and owning an apartment in Tasmania. It charts his route from Launceston to London, from false love to true, and the backwater towns and dead-end jobs he took to get there.
The first single ‘That’s How We Roll’ was written after playing a gig in Hull, England, on the eve of a return visit to Australia. Upbeat with immediate energy, it sums up the overriding feel of the album.
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