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    Written between Nashville and Melbourne, the second full length album from Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds, ‘The Way You Leave’ is due for release on October 18. Sweet, sultry and soaring, this new collection of songs document love, loss, friendship and regret and feature co-writes with Andrew Combs, Clare Reynolds and Tobias Hengeveld as well as covers of JD Souther and Tom Waits.

    With Grant Taylor on guitar, Ben Franz on pedal steel, Luke Richardson on double bass, Roger Bergodaz on drums and Brooke Russell on lead vocal and guitar, the band tracked the bed of the album live at Union St Studios, with Roger Bergodaz at the helm. Two tracks stripped back the Mean Reds sound to feature Brooke in trio mode with double pedal steel guitar backing from Franz and special guest Shane Reilly (Lost Ragas, Tex Perkins). Reilly also composed stunning string arrangements and piano before the final touches were made by some special friends bringing backing vocal magic; Ladie Dee (Howl At The Moon), Emilee South, James Arneman and Flora Smith (Small Town Romance), Tracy McNeil and Jac Tonks (Amarillo).

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    Written between Nashville and Melbourne, the second full length album from Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds, ‘The Way You Leave’ is due for release on October 18. Sweet, sultry and soaring, this new collection of songs document love, loss, friendship and regret and feature co-writes with Andrew Combs, Clare Reynolds and Tobias Hengeveld as well as covers of JD Souther and Tom Waits.

    With Grant Taylor on guitar, Ben Franz on pedal steel, Luke Richardson on double bass, Roger Bergodaz on drums and Brooke Russell on lead vocal and guitar, the band tracked the bed of the album live at Union St Studios, with Roger Bergodaz at the helm. Two tracks stripped back the Mean Reds sound to feature Brooke in trio mode with double pedal steel guitar backing from Franz and special guest Shane Reilly (Lost Ragas, Tex Perkins). Reilly also composed stunning string arrangements and piano before the final touches were made by some special friends bringing backing vocal magic; Ladie Dee (Howl At The Moon), Emilee South, James Arneman and Flora Smith (Small Town Romance), Tracy McNeil and Jac Tonks (Amarillo).

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Way You Leave - Digital via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
    ships out within 14 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $35 AUD or more 

     

lyrics

Give This Love Away
(Brooke Russell/Andrew Combs)

Was the day before yesterday
On the chance that we might meet
I spent my evening wandering
The dirty downtown streets

Outside some window fixed upon your figure in a bar
You were smiling with a stranger entangled in her arms

On a stroke of my misfortune
You turned your head my way
For a minute I was caught again
Without the words to say

Please understand I’m trying hard to find somebody new
The only problem seems to be that none of them are you

With your eyes on the prize
It’s so hard to look away
When you’re hanging on to your favourite mistake
How long can it take
To give this love away

Don’t get me wrong I hope you’re happy
I know I only made you blue
I’m just a fool out here pretending
Pretending may heart isn’t there with you
What can you do

When your eyes on the prize
It’s so hard to look away
When you’re hanging on to your favourite mistake
How long can it take
To give this love away

credits

from The Way You Leave - Digital, released October 18, 2017
Guitar: Grant Taylor, Pedal Steel: Ben Franz, Bass: Luke Richardson, Drums: Roger Bergodaz, Guitar and Lead Vocal: Brooke Russell, Backing Vocal: Flora Smith

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Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds Melbourne, Australia

With songs about boozy nights, bad decisions, broken hearts and the best intentions, Brooke Russell and The Mean Reds blend vintage swing, sweet pop and widescreen alt-country.

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