▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁folk ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁his ▁hard - h itting ▁lyr ics ▁deal ▁with ▁such ▁pot ent ▁material ▁as ▁the ▁David ▁G und y ▁sl ay ing , ▁black ▁death s ▁in ▁cust ody , ▁land ▁rights ▁and ▁Ab original ▁pride ▁and ▁dign ity . ▁Car m ody ▁is ▁deeply ▁committed , ▁power fully ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁persu as ively ▁provoc ative . ▁He ▁uses ▁images ▁of ▁revolution aries ... ▁and ▁challeng es ▁white ▁Australia ▁to ▁st are ▁un rel ent ingly ▁at ▁the ▁desp air ▁which ▁under ▁p ins ▁Ab original ▁society ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁" B lo od ▁Red ▁Rose ", ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Car m ody ▁as ▁" a ▁comment ▁on ▁personal ▁isol ation . ▁Late ▁night , ▁big ▁city ▁al ien ation ", ▁whilst ▁the ▁B - side , ▁" El ly ", ▁is ▁the ▁moving ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁attempting ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁pover ty ▁and ▁rac ism ▁of ▁western ▁Queensland , ▁who ▁finds ▁herself ▁tra pped ▁in ▁Sur fers ▁Parad ise ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁sex ▁industry . ▁E ul ogy ▁( For ▁a ▁Black ▁Person ) ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁A RI A ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Ind igen ous ▁Release . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Car m ody ▁co - w rote ▁a ▁song , ▁" From ▁Little ▁Things ▁Big ▁Things ▁G row ", ▁with ▁Paul ▁Kelly ; ▁it ▁was