Vanderlay are an alternative folk outfit fronted by Melbourne songwriter Caspar Conrick. Inspired by lyric-focused troubadours like Judee Sill or Townes Van Zandt, and the folk rock drive of The Band or Glen Hansard, the group skilfully combine expansive musical arrangements with detail rich lyricism, examining everything from a drunken walk home to a sobering funeral procession, all with an emotive and engaging directness.