The Devil's In The Details And Fanny's In The Caravan

Fanny Lumsden

After winning the ARPA Award for Country, a Golden Guitar, a CMC award, and earning herself an ARIA nomination, it's no wonder the name Fanny Lumsden is on every country fan's lips. Raised in western NSW, Lumsden's honest and often highly articulate Australiana songs focus on life in the country as it is, rather than as it was. With a new full-length album entitled Real Class Act being released 22 September, now's the perfect time to claim your status as a Lumsden fan before her Aussie brand of alt-country takes the nation by storm.

Written as Lumsden and her band toured the Australian countryside in a vintage 1978 Millard Caravan, she describes the process of "getting rid of most of our stuff and playing anywhere from halls to caves to backyards" as an experience that formed the thematic backbone of the new record.

Following the tour, Lumsden contacted producer Matt Fell to put her experiences onto wax. "We went into the studio for three weeks, sleeping there, working there. We love working with Matt as he is hugely creative and does his best work when he is locked out of his house and can't go home," recalls Lumsden.

Describing herself as "not a details person" that would trade vibes over perfection any day, Lumsden used her 15-month tour to experiment with many of the songs featured on Real Class Act. With 12 new songs on the record, Lumsden singles out the harmony filled Real Men Don't Cry as her personal favourite. "Even though it's a serious message, playing it live is always filled with joy for some reason."