Artist Profile

The Darling Downs

"Anyone familiar with the punky swamp-rock of The Scientists or Beasts of Bourbon's garage blues might be surprised to hear Kim Salmon's latest project. The fêted guitarist has joined forces with Ron Peno, singer of defunct feral rock outfit Died Pretty, and together, they've stepped well outside their comfort zones. As The Darling Downs, they've produced a record of spare, tender songcraft, whose delicate shifts in tone make the simple alt.country tag inadequate. A brave move for both, brilliantly pulled off. 4 stars."-Sharon O'Connell, Uncut

"Like the young boy who studied his Superman comics religiously until he convinced himself he could fly - and he did, Peno and Salmon have grasped every essential particle responsible for creating a timeless Americana album and done just so..Impressive and deserving of multiple repeats." SCTAS.com

Have your say

0 Comments