Andy Gordon
Andy Gordon has been jumping around on stages up and down the east coast of Australia for 15 years playing originally a drummer with Sydney band, Luminous, as a solo artist and also sharing the stage with the likes of Steve Balbi, Steve Kilbey, John Kilbey, Tania Bowra, Damien Lovelock, Leroy Lee, Bernie Hayes, Rex Goh, Matt Tonks and many others. He has also featured on the albums Turkeyneck Lassoo (Ed Clayton-Jones and Russell Kilbey), The Penny Drops, Nothing More than Something To Wear (John Kilbey), Stars In My Belly – A Tribute to Jeff Buckley, Jeremy Flies – A Tribute to Nick Drake and Remote Memory – A Tribute to Elliott Smith.
Finally, life having rather got in the way, he released his debut independent solo album. Written in the solar-powered house he and his partner built in Kangaroo Valley and recorded in nearby Nowra with producer Ben Moore (David Lane, Liz Martin) the album has ten richly recorded songs of happiness and confusion, love and loss, a personal polaroid of life’s rich pageant. Described by Jeff Apter, (Metro, SMH), an album of smart lyrics and breezy melodies, he taps into the minutiae of everyday life and elevates it far beyond the mundane. By Chris Peken, (Alternative Media Group), an album that continues to provide joy with each listen. What more can you ask for?
It’s been a delight to write a song for the Songwaves project and I’m looking forward to playing with all the other guys at the Launch.