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An Anthology of Australian Albums

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An Anthology of Australian Albums offers an insightful overview of Australian popular music by examining significant albums that are often overlooked. It delves into the unique qualities of each album within the broader cultural and historical context of Australian music. The collection covers diverse artists from the influential but less mainstream (such as the Missing Links and Wendy Saddington) to recent successes like Courtney Barnett, Dami Im, Flume, and internationally recognised creator Sia. It also includes more experimental groups such as Curse ov Dialect and A.B. Original. This anthology highlights contributions from women, non-white and Indigenous artists, and expands the focus beyond rock to embrace genres like hip hop, black metal, and country.
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Ideal for scholars, students and general readers interested in Australian popular music, cultural studies and music history.

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An Anthology of Australian Albums offers an overview of Australian popular music through the lens of significant, yet sometimes overlooked, Australian albums. Chapters explore the unique qualities of each album within a broader history of Australian popular music.

Artists covered range from the older and non-mainstream yet influential, such as the Missing Links, Wendy Saddington and the Coloured Balls, to those who have achieved very recent success (Courtney Barnett, Dami Im and Flume) and whose work contributes to international pop music (Sia), to the more exploratory or experimental (Curse ov Dialect and A.B. Original).

Collectively, the albums and artists covered contribute to a view of Australian popular music through the non-canonical, emphasizing albums by women, non-white artists and Indigenous artists, and expanding the focus to include genres outside of rock, including hip hop, black metal and country.

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Popular Music History praises the book for providing a timely reflection on shifts in Australian music and what defines the 'mainstream'. Context describes the anthology as a valuable scholarly contribution that illustrates remarkable variety and encourages discussion both academically and in classrooms. The writing style is accessible, making it suitable for a multidisciplinary audience.

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ISBN: 9781501339868

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jon Stratton
  • Edited by Jon Dale
  • Edited by Tony Mitchell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Jon Dale is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. He teaches across a number of fields (popular music, experimental writing, media studies, criminology, sociology, screen studies) at a number of institutions. He also writes for the English music magazine Uncut, and contributes liner notes and essays to a number of record labels and other publications. He is currently working on several books about DIY and post-punk music, and texts on experimental film and diary film making. He also runs the record labels Tristes Tropiques and Rose Hobart.

Jon Stratton is Adjunct Professor in the School of Creative Industries at the University of South Australia. His most recent publications include Black Popular Music in Britain since 1945 (edited with Nabeel Zuberi, 2014) and When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial Faultlines 1945-2010 (2014).

Tony Mitchell is an honorary research associate at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Popular Music and Local Identity: Rock, Pop and Rap in Europe and Oceania (1994), editor of Global Noise: Rap and Hip hop outside the USA (2001), co-editor of North Meets South: Popular Music in Aotearoa New Zealand (2004), Sounds of Then, Sounds of Now: Popular Music in Australia (2007), Home, Land and Sea: Situating Music in Aotearoa New Zealand (2011) and Sounds Icelandic (2017).

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