Harlequin Dream by Boy & Bear

Harlequin Dream, the second album from Sydney's Boy & Bear, came out on 16 August 2013 and went straight to number one on the ARIA albums chart in its first week. The band had caught the itch to write again within weeks of wrapping up their debut, Moonfire, and this time they stayed home to record in Sydney, near friends and family, and the songs sound like it: warm, loose and personal.

Dave Hosking and Killian Gavin share vocals and guitars, Tim Hart drums and throws in banjo and mandolin, his brother Jon Hart handles keys and synths, and David Symes plays bass. Their indie folk has grown a smoother, rootsier roll, and the title track shows it off. "Southern Sun" opens the record and was its lead single, with "Three Headed Woman" arriving just before release. It picked up a J Award nomination for Australian Album of the Year.

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