4/2/25.
What is it about super nice Australian musicians/label tycoons. Lachlan Denton (Osborne Again), Mark Monnone (Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.) and Guy Blackman (Chapter Music) are all salt-of-the-earth type folk. There are more, but yesterday, I proclaimed a two-day Chapter Music rage, so let's get to it.
Guy Blackman's 2008 "Adult Baby" was reissued to acclaim last year. Now, 17 years later come his follow up LP, "Out of Sight". It's not like Guy was a hermit - he's run one of the most diverse and respected indie labels since the early 1990s. But, according to Guy:
“I got a bit scarred singing my little open-hearted queer songs in the late 2000s, it was a different time back then...So I clammed up for a while, and threw myself into releasing other people’s music instead. Then a few years ago I poked my head out and realised things were changing. I got emboldened to start putting my music into the world again. Of course now things are getting much worse, but this time I’m like ‘f**k ‘em!’”
"Out of Sight" was made with the assistance of Liam Parsons and Steven Blair (Good Morning) and Liam Halliwell (Snowy). There's a duet with Julien Gasc too. Guy Blackman and Chapter Music are based in Melbourne, Australia.