Isaac Graham – ‘Gold and Steel’

Isaac Graham – ‘Gold and Steel’ (mp3)

I’m really grateful for the resurgence of manly men singer-songwriters (hellooo Dan Sultan). The James Blunt/Five For Fighting/Jack Johnson era was painfully sissy and boring. It’s possible to express your feelings through song without being a total sap, and Sydney’s Isaac Graham is proof.

Graham has a real Chuck Ragan/Bruce Springsteen/The Gaslight Anthem vibe going on with his music, which isn’t a bad thing at all.  Punk/folk is immune to  accusations of being derivative, because the new guard is adding to the canon of the old guard.

http://www.myspace.com/isaacgraham