These beautiful images were captured on Gadigal Land, on Friday 1 July 2022 by the wonderful Patrick Boland. If the versions posted here are not to your liking, higher res versions can be found here.

Thanks to the Red Rattler Theatre on my home turf Marrickville for providing such a luscious space for us. It was a transcendent experience playing with my full band and live strings, for the first time in many years. It felt truly momentous launching this record, after collectively going through so much. I’m honoured that so many friends, family, fellow musos, neighbourhood folks could make it along, filling the rat to the rafters.

Thanks to Liam Gale for opening the night with his heavenly sounds. Thanks to Chris my sound engineer who made us all sound divine.

Huge thanks to my band: Sam Rollings (guitar), Matt Lamb (double bass), Alex Coad (drums), Julia Johnson (vocals), Lara Goodridge (violin) and Simeon Johnson (cello). Y’all went above and beyond preparing and getting it all together through sickness, scheduling snafus, family and work commitments and the rest.

Thanks to my friends Jenny, Aqua and Jay for helping on the night on the door and with merch. Thanks to everyone who came out to drink cocktails and dance the night away with me afterwards!

Thanks to everyone who spread the word about the show, shared links to the record and who bought tickets to support live original independent music.

Please buy Songs For Bleeding Hearts on Bandcamp so I can keep creating, and do it all over again! xo