American folk-rock of the highest order, whose mood swings from the jangly, feelgood anthem 'Mr Jones' to the achingly poignant 'Round Here'. Socially relevant and intensely introspective, it'd take a cold individual not to be touched by their acoustic-tinged melodies.
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Hugely successful American rockers who can be at turns infectious and hard edged, acoustic and melancholic.
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Formed in 1989 in Brisbane, Australia, Powderfinger are one of the few Oz bands to have made it over to the more lucrative UK and US markets. Their epic rock sound is remeniscent of early INXS and their music is both commercially successful and critically acclaimed, having been awarded the prestigious ARIA Award a massive fourteen times.
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Los Angeles-born singer/songwriter whose unique sound is as much rooted in his trademark hollow-neck acoustic Weissenborn guitar as in his urban acoustic ballads.
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Successful reggae musician Eddy Grant, most famous for hits such as Electric Avenue, Gimme Hope Jo'anna and I Don't Wanna Dance.
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