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Artist:Broken River

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Rock
Melbourne, VIC

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Track: A Bit Left Of Me by Broken River
Track: A Bit Left Of MeGenres:
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    Track: l Don't Want To Know by Broken River
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      About

      Broken River is a new project driven by Melbourne singer-songwriter Ben Stolz. The act alternates as a solo performer or as a five piece which includes Dave Kleynjans (drums), Ryan Adamson (bass), Dave Rogers (guitars) and Andy Ferguson (keyboard). After his previous band broke up Ben embarked on a new direction. Fast forward 12 months and he had written and demoed close to 50 songs. From these sessions Broken River was born. It became a family affair when brother Richard (a producer) recorded the songs at Woodstock Studios. The songs reflect a cross section of Ben's musical influences. There are moments of 1960s melancholy with a salute to Phil Spector and there are bleak and paranoid lyrics inspired by post-punk bands like The Cure. During these writing sessions Ben also co-wrote the song "Mind Waltz" and won the Unsigned Category at the Nashville Songwriting Competition which was co-judged by Robert Smith. The songs are a concise but well-rounded body of work. They are ...

      Members

      Ben Stolz
      Dave Kleynjans
      Ryan Adamson
      Dave Rogers and Andy Ferguson

      Sounds Like

      The National, The Cure, Arcade Fire

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