Palm Springs began in 2014, previously releasing on Palm Springsteen Records. It remains a solo song-writing project for Erica Dunn (Mod Con, Tropical Fuck Storm) who, on this release, employed the help of two long time companions Paul Pirie and Steph Hughes. The project responds in spirit to deep outsider folk sentiments and recalls heroes of the genre; Karen Dalton, Pip Proud and Hopkins/Bradley to name a few references.

The bulk of the tape was recorded after Dunn was accepted into an artist’s residency program in upstate New York in June 2017. To document this period of focused writing, Dunn approached NYHED studios in the Lower East Side NYC in the month that followed. Owned and operated by Matt and Rocío Verda-Ray, the small studio preferences analogue equipment and recording to tape, which suited the Palm Springs aesthetic perfectly. Seven tracks were completed in a 10-hour burst, with an aim to capture a song without overthinking or extrapolation. What results are very raw and immediate takes. Back home in Melbourne and eager to complete the project, a final song was recorded to tape at Phaedra Studios with John Lee in September 2018.

Release: November 20th, 2018, Tender Collection
​Words: Tender Collection

This collection of catchy tunes is brought to you by the youth record label Olinda Groove and features the music of talented emerging artists all 18 years or younger, from Taroona High School, Kingston High School and Hobart College. 
 
Olinda Groove Records is a not-for-profit independent record label based at Hobart College operated by young people with a passion for the music industry.
 
The project was funded by the Department of Education and produced by Bianca Birt and Ian Parsons.

Release: November 27th, Olinda Groove Records

Tom Fowkes' honest and intimate live performances have earned him spots at The Falls Music and Arts Festival, Junction Arts Festival, Taste of Tasmania, Festivalé and Party in the Paddock. In 2017, he reached the semi-finals of the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. 

Fowkes worked closely with Zarven Kara and David Venter to produce his scintillating debut album Sad To Light, which was launched at a cosy show at the Kingsway Bar in Launceston.

It is a journey of the heart, and sometimes the head; he hopes you find something in there, whether revealing or relieving, that contributes to you in some way.

Release: River Twin Records, November 23rd, 2018