| The Cannanes are Australian living legends, striding mightily across the pages of world history books. With more than 20 years together under their belt, they’ve put out more albums and singles than any other band in Australia (except maybe AC/DC, who’re just a bunch of Poms really anyway). What’s more, the records are all fantastic.
Living The Dream, is the first Cannanes album since 1996’s self titled album on Ajax Records, but when you listen to the music it’s like they’ve never been away. They seem to own the patent on a perfect combination of melody, warmth, and a tickle of the funny bone now and then.
At one point the Cannanes seemingly couldn’t keep a beat, hold a note, or tell one end of a guitar from the other. This was a large part of their charm at the time, and saw them through those early years and records admirably. These days, though, it’s a whole other story. On Living The Dream the listener will marvel at the skill and aplomb with which the Cannanes present themselves to the world, still with all the personality and idiosyncratic appeal of yore. |
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