Three by John Butler Trio

Three, the second album from the John Butler Trio, landed in 2001 and was made close to home: Shaun O'Callaghan recorded, engineered and mixed it at Studio Couch in North Fremantle, and co-produced it with the band, who had formed in Fremantle in 1998. Butler wrote the music and lyrics, sharing a credit only on "Earthbound Child" with Ozzie Rea, and Jason McGann holds down the drums.

This is roots music with a jam band's wandering feet, Butler's guitar rolling and ringing under a voice full of earnest conviction. Paul Boon adds didgeridoo and George Rrurrambu sings the intro to "Money", giving the record an unmistakably Australian feel. It won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release in 2001, went platinum at home, and, issued on ATO Records with a few extra tracks, became the first John Butler Trio album released in the United States.

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