 | Australian Ghost Story CD After ten years scattered across the world, the members of The Paradise Motel made good on a promise and returned to the banks of the Yarra river to record Australian Ghost Story, a record concerned with the lives and events orbiting the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain. As much engaged with the character of the lonely nation as it is with the sad story at the heart of it, the album draws on Australian folklore, time travel and imagery from the dead centre to sing its song.
"As delicate and as subtle as the bands beloved Nineties output... This kind of history-haunted, story-oriented songwriting has found a real foothold in recent years, but The Paradise Motel did it first and did it best". Rolling Stone.
"Owing as much to modern myths of missing girls as to musical forebears like The Triffids and The Bad Seeds...a work of dark, atmospheric Australiana, addressing the local landscape with a literary reverie". The Big Issue.
Comes in digipak with a beautifully illustrated booklet that includes all the lyrics. Dispatched from the UK. Order @ £9.99
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 | I Still Hear Your Voice At Night The breathtaking new album from The Paradise Motel, recorded before Australian Ghost Story, but released in reverse order. ISHYVAN was released in digital form on 29th January - the birthday of late drummer Damien Hill's daughter. The CD release was delayed, but finally happened in March. The album is unchanged since it was recorded and mixed in 2008, the only difference being the order of the songs and a second mastering. While Australian Ghost Story was relatively subtle in its sound compared to the band's earlier output, ISHYVAN is far more intense with heavier instrumentation, at times akin to songs on Left Over Life To Kill (the EP and the album). Unlike Australian Ghost Story, ISHYVAN does not focus on a single incident, yet it still tells a story - one of longing, loss, redemption, grief and joy. The story is masterfully concluded in the final track (which is in fact the title track), referencing lyrics from the earlier tracks. There are too many highlights to mention, but Shipped as Ballast is undoubtedly one of the finest Paradise Motel songs ever, unpredictably twisting and turning both musically and lyrically through its 6 minutes 22 seconds and absolutely spot on perfectly mastered to bring out all the little details.
"Melancholic and magisterial... the rare band who return better... 4/5". Sydney Morning Herald.
"Not so much prefigures the coming of disaster, but represents the aftermath of violence... a remarkably complex and direct recording". Mess & Noise.
Comes in digipak with booklet containing all the lyrics. Dispatched from the UK. Order @ £9.99
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