Gympie/Sydney, Australia
If I had to consider Australia's answer to Jens Lekman, the first and most obvious choice that would pop to mind is Darren Hanlon. He's Australias quintessential indie kid. Scratch that. He's an indie... man. He makes sweet sweet love to acoustic guitars (like Jens!) and tells charming stories (like Jens!) but with a true-blue bloody ripper of an Aussie accent.

After 5 years of touring extensively around Australia and the US playing cafes, community halls and a heap of little grass roots venues, he's just released his third album "Fingertips and Mountaintops", and looking at the tour dates on his myspace, he's set to do it all again... Honestly, where the fuck is Urulla?

Darren Hanlon - Punks Not Dead.mp3 (Hello Stranger 2002)
Darren Hanlon - A to Z.mp3 (Little Chills 2004)
Darren Hanlon - Happiness is a Chemical.mp3 (new album)
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