Mardi Lumsden & The Rising Seas are a pop-folk band from our very own sunny(?) Brisbane town.
The five-piece group released their debut EP 'Going is Finding' back in 2007 earning themselves enthusiastic reviews and earning comparisons to the likes of Joni Mitchell. Since then there's been two east coast tours for Mardi and her friends and they've recently finished recorded their follow up EP, 'Wherever You Go, There You Are' with producer Magoo (Regurgitator, The Gin Club, Operator Please, Kate Miller-Heidke) at his Applewood studio.
As you may suspect Mardi Lumsden is the driving force behind the music, an alt-folk singer-songwriter her lilting voice provides a delightful base for the group's pop folk to build upon. Live, Lumsden has been described as "a sanguine and superb songbird. Her voice has a delightful, whimsical lilt, as do her lyrics, which are about intimate, urbane experiences of late twenty-somethings. Her songs would complement, as a soundtrack, any Nick Earls or Rebecca Sparrow book" (lifemusicmedia.com)
Of course as the name suggests Mardi isn't the only member of this band. The Rising Seas comprises of Andrew Penny (banjo, banjo-mandolin, piano, melodica, backing vocals), David Callanan (lead and slide guitar, glockenspiel, mandolin), Jane McEniery (double bass and bass) and Joachim Alfheim (drums).
The band is set to release their EP 'Wherever You Go, There You Are' and they're launching it as Queensland's Old Museum this Saturday, so have a look at the new video for 'Pieces of the Story below, and get on down there.
Mardi Lumsden & The Rising Seas - Website - Myspace - Triple J Unearthed
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