Charlie Marshall has been an important part of the Melbourne music scene since the 1980s. He’s been the guitar-slinging backbone for some of Melbourne’s finest bands from the legendary punk blues of Harem Scarem to the soulful intensity of The Body Electric. Drawing inspiration from a range of genres - soul, blues, folk, punk, indie and jazz - Charlie creates a style that is unique and authentic. His music is born from passion, instinct and the state of high emotion, or ‘yearning of the soul’ known as duende. His songs are poetic, romantic meditations on life, love, politics, philosophy and the universe. In recent times, Charlie has been adding to his extensive back catalogue with self-produced home studio recordings and honing his solo live performance, melding voice, guitar and backing loops into a dynamic force ranging from gentle, intimate moments to raging, beguiling intensity.

Sean Simmons, former front man of The Spoils armed with a guitar made out of tin and loop pedal sings songs of love, loss, desperation and redemption joined by guitar maestro, Jon Shannon.

Drawing comparisons to Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Lee Hazelwood and all those other obvious gothic-country noir baritones, Simmons brings an element of cacophony to his song writing and performance. While the subject matter focuses on what humans do to each other - good and bad... Jon Shannon adds colour with his Stratocaster to the sepia toned vignettes.

In the mid 2000’s The Spoils abandoned their home country for Europe signing with French label, Beast Records. They released 3 albums and toured with the likes of Catpower, Bonnie Prince Billy, Calexico, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, The Drones, Augie March, Mick Harvey and more. Sean showcases his first selection of new songs in almost a decade plus some gems from The Spoils back catalogue.