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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. Girl meets boy; girl meets girl, girls beat boys; hippies to hip-hop, brothers to others... The close readings of Australian albums since 1965 here show how work in these force fields plays out. Enjoy these symptoms, this creativity and attitude! * Peter Beilharz, Professor of Critical Theory, Sichuan University, China, and Professor of Culture and Society, Curtin University, Australia * One of those publications that, when it appears, causes the reaction, 'Fantastic! - about time there was a book on this!' And what a welcome publication it is: stellar authors celebrating, with scholarly rigour, the diversity and dynamism of Australia's landmark rock/post-punk/metal rock/electronica/Indigenous hip-hop (and beyond) albums over the last half-century, with particular focus on developments in the new millennium. * Linda Kouvaras, Associate Professor of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia * Here is a collection of essays that opens readers' ears to the history of popular music in Australia. It's not the reinforcement of a canon (there's no AC/DC here), but rather an eclectic playlist aimed at broadening our understanding of the Australian music industry, its musicians and its audiences, from 1965 to the present day. * Sarah Hill, Senior Lecturer in Music, Cardiff University, UK *

An Anthology of Australian Albums: Critical Engagements

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)