Monday's Long Song

 

When I was rummaging through my record collection to find another long song, I came across an old record by Louis Tillet. Tillet was an Australian musician, singer/songwriter, pianist and saxophone player who came to my attention in the early eighties when he was part of Ed Kuepper's Laughing Clowns.

At that time, a wave of Australian bands came to Europe, some of which were great or just very good. The Go-Betweens, Birthday Party and the Triffids are just a few to mention here. While many of these bands wrote catchy or brute songs, Louis Tillet turned to the darker side of music. Many of his songs are rooted in the blues and are performed with piano, saxophone and a sparse guitar and dominated by his voice, which sounds like an aged Nick Cave. This song is from his 2001 live album Live @ the Basement and is typical of his sound.

Louis Tillet - Window Pane

Bury Me Deep In Love

Back in the mid 80's a band from Australia was the one a lot of people could agree to. Some people from down under called them a post-punk band but for me they were always a very talented singer-songwriter band with roots in new wave and pop. The Triffids were always a band that took me back to the old days where songs were created and searched for the perfect pop song. I played their records recently and have to admit that their bleak and melancholic folk didn't lost it's attraction during the years.



The Triffids - Bury Me Deep In Love
The Triffids - Whide Open Roads