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For those of you who don’t own a Something For Kate CD, like me, I’m proud to announce the release of Something for Kate’s double album, The Murmur Years, a detailed documentation of their journey across the last decade.

Already defined as one of Australia’s most unique, successful rock bands, this collection was assembled to illustrate to anyone, whether a diehard fan or virgin to the Kate experience, that they possess the ability essential to appeal to widespread audiences and that they have plenty more to show us.

The band has handpicked thirty-three songs for the album, compiled from early EPs, studio albums, live favorites and covers, and also recording a brand new track titled The Futurist written especially for the release of this album.

Singer, Paul Dempsey, uniquely delivers a nimble, velvety, back-of-throat voice, with low-key, moody but heartfelt lyrics; after a few aural screenings, the lyrics reveal themselves.

Something for Kate’s superior feel for dynamics are shown throughout this album, and convey to us the emotional, yet still slightly warped ride, that is rock ‘n roll

With a distinct range of sound eras throughout, the live performances definitely contribute to making this ride through history awesome, and it is easy to see through this collection why these guys have been big in Melbourne for over a decade now. If a band’s success can be predicted by the strength of an album, Something for Kate are bound to be rock stars for another decade!

LISA HOWELL