Busby Marou by Busby Marou

Busby Marou's self-titled debut first surfaced in August 2010 as a self-released record, then got a proper reissue in June 2011 through Footstomp Records, Warner Music Australia's indie imprint. The Rockhampton duo of Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou, who had met in 2007, went back to Yeppoon to cut it, choosing home over weeks in a motel room, and you can hear the ease of that decision in every take.

Busby described the songs as laid-back folky pop, most of them written about home, memories and the places the pair loved, and the blues and roots feel here is warm and unhurried, with Marou handling guitar and bass. "Biding My Time" was the breakout: it won Blues & Roots Work of the Year at the 2012 APRA Music Awards. The album itself climbed to number 24 on the ARIA chart, backed by a national tour through June and July 2011, and went gold in 2014.

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