Firstly, thanks to all those who came along to see the recent shows with Lindy Morrison, or The Lindyband as I like to call it. We’ve received some wonderful feedback and plan to play a few more shows later in the year. I’ll keep you informed but Adelaide and Sydney have been pencilled in.
The big news is the brand new album Searching For The Heart Of It All is very, very close to completion. The Melbourne launch date is Saturday June 18 at The Memo Musical Hall in St Kilda and if the stars align, all the fine musicians who played on the album will make an appearance.
Tickets 🎫 available here ~
Hopefully we’ll see you there.
Here’s a lengthy blurb on the album.
Searching For The Heart Of It All, the new album from Rob Snarski and His So-Called Friends, marks a fresh approach to previous solo albums. Adding to Snarski’s infamous honey-laden voice, he’s asked some musician friends to loan their vocal talents to these brand new songs : Romy Vager [RVG], Peter Milton Walsh [The Apartments], Rebecca Barnard [Rebecca’s Empire] and Kelly Day [The Broads] all sing lead, giving Rob a chance to gift his songs to some of his favourite Australian voices, leaving Rob to sing 7 of the 11 songs on Searching For The Heart Of It All.
Along with guest singers, there is an array of extraordinary musicians adding to the beauty of this album : Jack Howard [Hunters and Collectors] flugelhorn and trumpet, ‘Evil’ Graham Lee [The Triffids] pedal steel, Kiernan Box [Augie March] piano and organ, Rosie Westbrook on double and electric bass and Ben Wiesner on drums. Co-producing is his long-time collaborator, guitar-maestro, and humble assistant Shane O’Mara, adding a delicate touch to these sprawling soundscapes.
The songs are both bold and intimate, subtle and bombastic, slow and swift. People, places, the past, the present, yesterday’s teardrops reshaped as today’s wonder – a metamorphosis.
Searching For The Heart Of It All is an unprecedented piece of work and a unique approach from one of Australia’s finest song writers.
One of the most sublime and expressive voices in Australian music. Rob Snarski's songs, whether expressing matters of the heart or peering at the world around him, unfailingly transport you to places that enrich us.
- Jonathan Alley, 3TripleR
Once upon a time, Rob Snarski’s gorgeous voice was high, lonesome and a little delicate. Over the years he has added a warm gravity to his singing and songwriting. Snarski deserves comparison to great artists such as Chris Wilson, Michael Nesmith and the early work of Van Morrison.
- Ross Gibson, Sydney Review of Books
This project is supported by Regional Arts Victoria and will be released in June 2022.
New to our shop are two postcards. Simply trying to work out if people still write and send them !?
If you’d like to receive a postcard with a verse from a song, or simply a postcard left blank… suggestions welcome.
Please select which option you’d prefer: Comic or Collage.
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