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"The Meltdown. It\u2019s a bold, brassy, twangy steam train of bumping backbeats and swinging shuffles. Then there\u2019s that voice. Sweet as honey. The voice is soul, but it\u2019s country too and something else indefinable; like you heard it before but don\u2019t know where... Introducing Better Days, The Meltdown\u2019s first release on HopeStreet Recordings.\nThere\u2019s a fair chance you haven\u2019t heard that voice before, because for the last few years Simon Burke has been flying small planes out of small airfields in the dusty backcountry and taking refuge from the hustle and grind of the music business to raise a young family. The time off has been fruitful. A lifetime of writing and experience is condensed into a golden set of songs and a killer new band, The Meltdown, which Simon formed in collaboration with saxophonist and arranger Lachlan McLean. Great vibe, great players, great sound, but it\u2019s the songs that are king here.\nThere are a lot of soul revival bands around, but the Meltdown\u2019s angle is different - Simon and Lachlan are both pretty country and The Meltdown has more than a bit of that Ray Charles country via gospel thing, and a taste of dirty blues in it too. Echoes of towns like Euroa and Avenel, where the boys blew in from, or just artistic license? Either way, if there\u2019s one thing that soul and country can both do for you, it\u2019s songs about heartbreak, so here\u2019s some rippers. Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce to you the inimitable voice and songwriting of Mr Simon Burke. And yes, in advance, you\u2019re welcome."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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