I live in Newcastle, the Northernmost city in England, not far from the Scottish border. Grace Turner hails from Newcastle, Australia, just up the coast from Sydney in New South Wales. Also a coal mining city, it's not famed for its beauty. One time when I saw Courtney Barnett play here she commented on our city's attractive qualities to which she went on to compare its Australian contemporary unfavourably. Newcastle, New South Wales is clearly one of those cities with one of those reputations.
Perhaps Grace Turner might be about to do something to change that. Her debut six track EP, Half Truths certainly has plenty to recommend it. Textured, Indie Folk songs with loads of depth and resonance to them. It should make some kind of splash. Not afraid to use the F word, she does so to some effect a couple of times, her songs have a pleasing rise and fall quality that should make her one to watch.
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