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Australian troubadour’s experience shows in his fifth album, opening with a wonderful country song – the kind Hank Williams used to make
Bryan Estepa is far too young to have anything but a retro appreciation for the 1970s, but if he had been recording four decades ago he’d have been landing commercial FM airplay and big-bucks record deals.
Better known in Barcelona than he is in Brisbane or anywhere else in his native Australia, Estepa has been making critically lauded records since 2003 without troubling the chart compilers. Having previously released albums through Australian indies Popboomerang and Laughing Outlaw, he now calls Spanish label Rock Indiana home. Spain has always been a happier hunting ground for Estepa’s mix of power pop and country.
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Fri May 27 00:00:00 GMT 2016