SunDirtWater is the recent album by Australian band The Waifs. This album finds the band in stunning songwriting, musical and vocal form, and they are joined by some impressive guest musicians. On this album they manage to fuse their Australian sound with some of the best of American roots music. I would not have thought this would be possible... without listening to this album... again and again. This is one of the finest albums in my collection.
I didn't really know much about the The Waifs before this live concert at the Canberra Theatre. I'd heard a few songs here and there on the radio and an album or two in the background while eating dinner. How to categorise them? They're essentially a folk band, with blues and country tinges. I liked what I'd heard previously, but wasn't sure what to expect of them live.
