Our 2015 end of year list celebrates another year of mind-blowing and heart-tingling local, Melbourne and nationwide, releases on the country-folk, alt, Americana, twangeriffic side of music Unpaved holds dear. We’ve decided to include albums, EPs and singles, with a sample of sounds wherever possible. I’m reliably informed that music isn’t a competition, so rather than ranting and ranking, we invite you to take the time to listen and let the songs do the talking. We hope they hit you in the heart and move you as they’ve done to us, and please share the love of independent music with all of your family and friends. Wishing everyone a safe, joyous and throughly musical new year and look forward to seeing you at a local gig some time very soon.
Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams
Suzannah Espie – Mother’s Not Feeling Herself Today
Raised By Eagles — Diamonds in the Bloodstream
Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies
Lost Ragas — Transatlantic Highway
Ben Mastwyk — Mornin’ Evenin’
Dan Parsons — Valleywood
Joshua Seymour — Rope Tied Hope
Ruby Boots — Solitude
Kev Carmody — Recollections… Reflections… (A Journey), a four CD Deluxe Box Set
Gallie — The Occoquan River
Saint Jude — III
The Stetson Family — True North
Shane Nicholson — Hell Breaks Loose
Jed Rowe — The Last Day of Winter
Alison Ferrier — Be Here Now
Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes — The Mountain
Michael Waugh — Heyfield Girl
Dan Lethbridge — Inner Western
Anna Cordell — These Walls
Leah Senior — Summer’s On The Ground
Various Artists — Buried Country 1.5
John Flanagan — Whatever Makes You Happy
Chris Pickering — Canyons
Ben Salter — The Stars My Destination
Mustered Courage — White Lies and Melodies
Kate Burke and Ruth Hazelton — Declaration
Áine Tyrrell — Queen of Swords
Brooke Russell — Never’s Gonna Take Too Long
Bill Jackson — The Wayside Ballads Vol 1
Nick Payne — Old Sydney Town
Rob Snarski – Low Fidelity (Songs by Request Volume 1)
Tom Dockray — One Finger Salute
Willow Darling (self-titled)
Anne McCue — Blue Sky Thinkin’
Madeline Leman — Tennessee Diamond
James Thomson — Cold Moon
