(EDG/Independent)

Local polariser with accomplished new release

In the insular town that is Brisbane, it’s almost impossible not to hear more about a performer’s antics than their actual performance, but that’s where I’m at with Edward Guglielmino. Guerrilla gigs, snarky emails and generally doing whatever he wants onstage, this type of action is only excusable if the music is good enough. Upon listening to Mr G’s diffuse and caustic new album, I now give him permission to unleash his inner eccentric. The droning dread engulfing album opener Caught In A Landslide is contradicted by the fun, sing-along nature of following track Fail With Me. Such oppositions are rife on Late At Night; I suspect they were explicit choices made by the writer. His cavalcade of supporting musicians go to lengths to ensure this album is one of local camaraderie and comfort, but it’s obviously Guglielmino’s baby, a baby that will probably suffer from some pretty severe bouts of multiple personality disorder when it grows up.

MITCH ALEXANDER

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