Perry Keyes
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Perry Keyes is an Australian singer-songwriter
He is based in Sydney
, Australia
. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens. Keyes' output is best described as "rock" but is close to a "folk-rock" style in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of life, love and (often) the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo.
His debut double album "Meter" was released in 2005. His 2007 album "The Last Ghost Train Home" was named 2007 Radio National
album of the year is a finalist nominated for the 2007 Australian Music Prize
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
He is based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens. Keyes' output is best described as "rock" but is close to a "folk-rock" style in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of life, love and (often) the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo.
His debut double album "Meter" was released in 2005. His 2007 album "The Last Ghost Train Home" was named 2007 Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
album of the year is a finalist nominated for the 2007 Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
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