The Whitlams
I first heard I Make Hamburgers when I was starting to listen to Triple J. I thought it was a fun, snappy tune but it was only in college, and in the wake of the success of No Aphrodisiac, that I started taking the band seriously (not unlike everyone else).
What the Whitlams represent for me is an added depth to the art of lyrics: I love on Eternal Nightcap how Tim took a personal route only to follow it up on Love This City with observations. For me, this was someone who was writing abut living in the suburbs of a city that could be any one in Australia. I listened, I learned and picked up a lot of things worthy to put into practice.
Key Album: Eternal Nightcap (1997). This happened quite by chance: I went off to college on a rainy day, needed something to listen to, so I picked this up offhand. Interestingly enough, this actually worked and yielded one of those moments where just about everything present falls into place and clicks together. Since then, when it rains and I have to go out somewhere, I always give this a spin, as it is the perfect soundtrack to such an outing. Walking 'round the rainy city indeed!
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