▁bass , ▁s itar ▁and ▁electronic ▁drums , ▁creating ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁entire ▁band ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁typically ▁the ▁l one ▁perform er ▁on ▁his ▁record ings ▁and ▁on ▁stage . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Hay ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁K iss ▁the ▁Sky , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁This ▁effort ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁Hay ' s ▁home ▁country ▁of ▁Australia , ▁allowing ▁him ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁other ▁popular ▁Australian ▁roots ▁acts ▁Ash ▁Gr un wald , ▁The ▁F umes , ▁Ch ase ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁Dallas ▁F ras ca . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁UK , ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁Germany ▁over ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Hay ▁released ▁Deep ▁Fried ▁Sat isf ied , ▁his ▁second ▁full - length ▁album . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁independently ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁U . S .- based ▁label ▁In got ▁Rock ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁territ ories . ▁The ▁response ▁from ▁critics ▁was ▁strong : ▁Ex c laim ! ▁writer ▁Ker ry ▁Do ole ▁called ▁the ▁album , ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁entertain ing ▁bl ues - rock ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁year ." ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁ 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁Stars ▁from ▁C ash box ▁Magazine ▁and ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁Post - Int ell