Acclaimed singer-songwriter Liz Stringer will return to the Grand Junction Hotel on Wednesday September 14.
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Stringer’s performances at the venue, like Melody Pool’s and Van Walker’s, are considered venerable must-sees for adherents to the Hunter’s live music cult.
Following the far-reaching success of her independent 2012 studio release Warm in The Darkness, Stringer is now touring her new full-length album All The Bridges.
Former Mercury entertainment writer Nick Milligan described Stringer as one of Australia's finest songwriters.
“I regard her Warm In the Darkness record as a bona fide modern classic,” he said.
All The Bridges was produced and engineered by Adam Selzer (The Decemberists, Jolie Holland, Fleet Foxes, M Ward), Stringer’s fifth studio album was recorded over eight days in July 2015 in Portland, Oregon and drew on local talent.
Folk and rock and roll, layered with bold electric guitars and rich background vocals, All The Bridges is vibrant and everything you could want from the Melbourne performer.
Anyone, the album’s lead single, with it’s driving beat and delay-loaded lead guitar, pays tribute to classic 80’s rock and roll (Divinyls, The Pretenders) while remaining timeless, with Liz’s distinctive smokey vocal at the centre.
In the decade since her first release Stringer has enjoyed a unique position in the Australian music scene.
2012’s Warm In The Darkness was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize and earned Liz two Age EG nominations for Best Female and Best Album, and her reputation for captivating live shows and transcendent musicianship has garnered the esteem of peers and collaborators including Mia Dyson, Jen Cloher and Mick Thomas.
Having earned one of the country’s most devoted followings through a long-standing commitment to regional touring, interest in this distinctive artist is now growing internationally.
In 2015 she toured extensively in Canada and Germany and music conferences in Kansas City and Nashville.
Stringer has performed at numerous festivals across Australia with appearances on her list including Blues Fest, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Apollo Bay Music Festival, Mossvale Music Festival and the Australasian World Music Expo.