Rolling Ball $2.30

About Rolling Ball

My fifth album, 'Rolling Ball' was released in early September, 2004 on Laughing Outlaw Records in Australia, the UK and Europe, Not Lame Records in the US, and Wizzard In Vinyl in Japan... and is now available here at CD BABY!

I seem to have a habit of starting new albums pretty soon after finishing the preceeding one. That trend continued with this album. Tracking started on this album the day after i finishhed Kingsrdworks, but with that album being delayed in coming out, and this one taking a while to finish.. well, it feels like i've been working on it for years.

This album sees me returning mostly to the 'one man band' approach, with some notable exceptions. Kings Rd drummer Nando Pettinato returns to play drums on about half the album (and co-write album closer 'On My Mind'), and guest backing vocals were provided by Mark Moldre (Hitchcock's Regret), Rob Smith (The Innocents) and Matt Fell and Suzy Connolly (Butterfly 9). Pretty much everything else is by me. In a lot of ways, it had to be that way as the only way i could get this album finished was to do work on it in little spits and spats in between other production sessions. The downside of working this way is that it's often hard to stay focused on the overall 'feel' of the album. On the other hand, and i realise this more now that the album is finished, it's own style and sound develops.

So, this album has some pop, a bit of country, some underdone stuff, some overdone stuff, and some rock. I like the album a lot, and think it's very representative of my life, both musical and real for the last few years. I feel like it's the logical next step on my 'solo career', taking all of the elements of albums gone by and 'growing them up'. I hope you enjoy it.