Who knew what to expect from Powderfinger Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey (of Something For Kate fame) when they announced they’d joined forces for a new project called Fanning Dempsey National Park?
What could have been “My Happiness” meets “Monsters” and made a lot of people happy wasn’t what the pair presented on their debut album, “The Deluge“. This is an album that wouldn’t sound out of place besides the likes of bands like Split Enz, Kraftwerk, and even David Bowie.
There are keyboards and bright, chirpy synthesizers, sunny guitars, and lyrics and soaring melodies to match their optimistic vibes. It’s simultaneously a throwback, with calls to modern production techniques and instruments and a daring look to the future.
It’s an exciting, ambitious release that proves two of the country’s strongest songwriters still have plenty of room for growth, curiosity, and pumping out thrilling new tunes.
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