Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Any Port In a
Storm (Fire Records)
Taking their name from the pinnacle moment of
Australian soap history, “Any Port In a
Storm” conjures those kind of mullet mopped, misty-edged memories that
would be best left back in the late ‘80s - but Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
have a sense of humour and want to exploit that cheesy nostalgia to their
advantage.
For the Aussie indie outfit it would appear
Neighbours was not the only point of note from 1987 – it was also a great
period for the indie music scene, before the majors started paying attention,
and there’s a real feel of that era in some of their tracks. The loose jangle
of “Clock Out and Leave” and “Spring St.” have the carefree abandon and musical
indifference of luminaries of that quarter-of-a-century-ago scene, bands like
The Pooh Sticks, The Pastels and The Wedding Present.
Craig Dermody’s move to New York has informed the
good humoured tales of his everyday life - as a low profile musician - and its
scene seems to have influenced the recording, with tracks like “Lesbian Wife”,
which tickles like the more group oriented outings of Jeffrey Lewis and the
Modern Lovers-lite “Downtown”.
Sentimental, though never ground breaking, Scott
& Charlene’s Wedding’s second full length album has that simple essence of
good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll swagger which is always appealing. Great stuff.
Willsk
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