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Scoop
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Melbourne Band Roller One Release Their New Single 'So Far Away'
It's been seven years since Melbourne band Roller One released their third album, Better Than Fine. A pandemic got in the way of life and art in those intervening years, but the good news for fans of dark alt-country and electric acid folk is that the quartet are back with 'So Far', the captivating first single from their new album, Fate Done Nice. In the past, the band— based around Fergus McAlpin and Adam Affif—has been compared to Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Don Walker, and Gram Parsons. Add to that list Bill Callahan, Lambchop, and Giant Sand, and you get a real sense of a band operating right across the arc of country and folk music, from the instigators to the modern-day alt-country and Americana progenitors who place the music in contemporary settings, with poetry, atmosphere, and eloquence. McAlpin and Afiff reunite with their ex-Silver City Highway band mates Simon Edwards (drums) and NIck Hurle (pianos), with additional contributions from Georgia Knight on vocals and Cahill Kelly on guitar. The result is more electrically charged, with drive and energy, whilst still retaining the band's organic warmth and sound. On 'So Far', which premiered on Radio City/PBS, the guitars chug with a persistent groove, like prime-era Smog, as Hurle's piano unfurls across the song and McAlpin sings ' sometime I wander, and get lost a little, and end up far away', exploring the dichotomy of distraction versus attraction, with nuance and grace. Roller One offers a unique blend of introspective songwriting, sparse instrumentation, and emotionally resonant delivery, as evidenced by this superb first taste of their forthcoming new album, on Cheersquad Records & Tapes. CREDITS Fergus McAlpin - Vocals, Guitar Adam Afiff - Double Bass Simon Edwards - Drums Nick Hurle - Pianos Additional Players: Cahill Kelly - Guitars Georgia Knight - Backing Vocal
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Women at the crossroads: Desire and duty in The Chai Queens
The Chai Queens , a play, recently presented at The Creative Arts Academy, intricately weaves a narrative of love, yearning, camaraderie, desire, envy, and the profound, often unspoken sacrifices women make for family, culture, and their own survival. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Like a slowly brewed cup of chai, some affections steep in unspoken moments, poured in secret, and savoured in quiet. Against the vibrant backdrop of an extravagant Indian wedding 's music and rituals, childhood best friends Babli and Tejal reconnect after fifteen years. Babli, now a wife and mother, navigates the ingrained patterns of tradition, constrained by expectations she has never challenged. Tejal, a spirit driven by wanderlust, returns home to discover that some distances stubbornly persist. Yet, amidst the shimmering silks and the soft glow of oil lamps, an unspoken truth begins to surface. A lingering touch. A glance heavy with the weight of years. The phantom of an unnamed love now presses against the present reality. As the three-day and three-night wedding festivities unfold, Babli and Tejal find solace in stolen moments over chai. Their hands brush across shared cups, warmth seeps into chilled fingers, and words dissolve into the rising steam. Past, present, and future collide. Desire clashes with obligation, and longing grapples with loss. In a world that offered them no space, can they forge their own? Or will they, once more, choose to walk away, leaving behind not only each other but also the essential part of themselves that only the other truly understood? Directed by Ramanjit Kaur and featuring Taranjit Kaur and Archana Patel in leading roles, "The Chai Queens" drew from Taranjit Kaur's original storyline and incorporated excerpts from Vikrant Dhote's script "So Far," along with contributions from Taranjit Kaur, Archana Patel, and Ramanjit Kaur. The play's evocative music is designed by Pt. Tanmoy Bose, with Ruhani Singh serving as Production Director.
