Biography
Described as “sweet and heartfelt”, “inspired and inspiring”, this fiercely independent Australian artist who calls The Blue Mountains (west of Sydney) home is joined by long time collaborator and guitarist Nigel Kerr, the two delivering an intimate and diverse collection of acoustic tunes that draw on the best of folk, blues, jazz and contemporary popular music. With a truly remarkable voice and a grab bag of charming songs that range in subject matter from the deeply personal to the reassuringly universal, Brady is, in a world of over-produced commercial music; honest, real, perceptive and engaging. Shunning the offer of a generous 2007 record deal with a small Australian indie label, Brady and Kerr instead have opted for a more autonomous approach to their music citing as the reason "complete and unconditional freedom to make their own choices and their own mistakes". To date they have entirely self funded two full albums; "Peace by Peace" released in 2006 and "Somewhere Sunshine" released in 2008, both recorded in Brisbane's West End with producer Paulie B at the helm, bass player for award winning OZ bands "george" and more recently, "The Beautiful Girls".
From TOM Magazine, June 2009
ALBUM REVIEW for:
Somewhere Sunshine (Indie)
"Shame on us for neglecting this album for so long. CD’s often arrive by the boatload and occasionally fine albums by fine artists get lost. Thankfully, Somewhere Sunshine found us. Recorded by eco-warrior, and former Brisbane-ite, Rachael Brady, Somewhere Sunshine is one of the best albums to have come out of our fair state in the last five years. Recorded by Paulie B [ex-George], Rachael wrote the bulk of the tunes with her long-time musical cohort Nigel Kerr. Often performing as a duo, the pair have played everywhere from local haunts to MySpace connecting tours of the USA. The album itself has an ensemble feel and the liner notes reveal a litany of percussive and stringed instruments. The horn lines are all real and there’s a nice Rhodes that occasionally rises to the surface.
Opening with the self-penned ‘Am I Disturbing Your Sleep’, Brady starts with a subtle mood and closes the tune with a boom. Her upper register is on display on ‘26’, while the bossa nova swagger of the title track echoes Norah Jones. On ‘No Small Thing’, Brady begins with a nod to Portishead style production, before finding her way in more bluesy terrain. She’s certainly her own woman, but there are textures in her voice that recall everything from Joni Mitchell [‘Prodigal Daughter’] through to Kate Ceberano [‘The Story Of Who We Really Are’]. In short, Brady’s made a superb album, with a positive undercurrent, that deserves to be heard. Check it out. 4/5"
(Sean Sennett)
Instrumentation
Rachael Brady - vocals
Nigel Kerr - acoustic guitar, lapsteel.
+Frequent special guests including:
Julian Schweitzer : percussion
Silas Palmer: keys/violin
Discography
2006 - Peace by Peace (independent) available online at myspace.com/rachaelbrady, ITunes, Emusic, Rhapsody, Amazon.
2007 - The Hopesmiths Project - compilation - previously unreleased track "Again and Again" available from ITunes.
2008 - Somewhere Sunshine available at myspace.com/rachaelbrady. Digital downloads available on Itunes, amazon, emusic etc
All booking enquiries: chris@motherwortmusic.com
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/rachaelbrady |
| YouTube |
| Myspace |
| iLike |
| Lastfm |