Opelousas
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24 May 2025 starting 9:00 am
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From: $23.5
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Melbourne’s swamp-blues powerhouse Opelousas are back in the saddle with their much anticipated second album Opelousafried.
Following on from their award-winning 2019 debut Opelousafied, the new album raises the stakes even higher. Opelousafried showcases an evolution in the interplay between Kerri Simpson’s visceral vocals and powerfully raw guitar, Anthony “Shorty” Shortte’s hypnotic grooves and swamp-soaked percussion and Alison Ferrier’s menacing electric guitar, keening amplified fiddle and sultry vocal tones.
The smoky ingredients for Opelousafried resulted in a smoldering serve of Étouffée; a spicy Cajun stew of brooding atmosphere and pulsating rhythms straight out of the belly of the blues, with a piquant smattering of rock ‘n’ roll energy and punk attitude that ain't cooked “over easy”.
ALBUM CREDITS
Kerri Simpson - vocals, electric guitar, electric baritone guitar,amplified resonator guitar.
Alison Ferrier - vocals, electric guitar, amplified fiddle.
Anthony Shortte - backing vocals, drums and percussion.
Engineered and mixed by Jeff Lang, mastered by Colin Wynne.
Produced by Jeff Lang and Opelousas.
Media Enquiries: music@kerrisimpson.com
The songs on Opelousafried draw lyrical inspiration from the trials and tribulations of everyday life: facing down demons (One Day At A Time), ruminations on betrayal (Haircut & Black Cat Dreams), epic hangovers (Opelousafried), with a little Spaghetti-Western fantasy thrown in for good measure (the murderous, infamous titular character, Washboard Shorty).
“Is it rock, blues, or something else entirely? Does it even matter? I don’t know. What I am certain of is that this album is good, damn good! Oh and yes, it rocks and rolls, incredible stuff. Album of the year contender? Gee, and it’s only February!”Neil Rogers, The Australian Mood, 3RRR-FM
“To be different, authentic and good is near on impossible. Unless you are Opelousas.”Jon Von Goes, JVG Radio Method, 3RRR-FM
“Epically sensual music that hangs in the air like humidity. Like a Mississippi disco shot by David Lynch with really good lighting.”Chris Russell, Melbourne Musician
Musically, Opelousafried travels through richly-varied terrain, taking in the shuffling pop sound of Words Fail Me, the brooding roots rock of Does He Know and the infectiously danceable Train To Brunswick along the way. By the time the trio barnstorm their way through a thunderous rendition of Third Jinx Blues there’s no doubt that they mean serious business.
Following on from their award-winning 2019 debut Opelousafied, the new album raises the stakes even higher. Opelousafried showcases an evolution in the interplay between Kerri Simpson’s visceral vocals and powerfully raw guitar, Anthony “Shorty” Shortte’s hypnotic grooves and swamp-soaked percussion and Alison Ferrier’s menacing electric guitar, keening amplified fiddle and sultry vocal tones.
The smoky ingredients for Opelousafried resulted in a smoldering serve of Étouffée; a spicy Cajun stew of brooding atmosphere and pulsating rhythms straight out of the belly of the blues, with a piquant smattering of rock ‘n’ roll energy and punk attitude that ain't cooked “over easy”.
ALBUM CREDITS
Kerri Simpson - vocals, electric guitar, electric baritone guitar,amplified resonator guitar.
Alison Ferrier - vocals, electric guitar, amplified fiddle.
Anthony Shortte - backing vocals, drums and percussion.
Engineered and mixed by Jeff Lang, mastered by Colin Wynne.
Produced by Jeff Lang and Opelousas.
Media Enquiries: music@kerrisimpson.com
The songs on Opelousafried draw lyrical inspiration from the trials and tribulations of everyday life: facing down demons (One Day At A Time), ruminations on betrayal (Haircut & Black Cat Dreams), epic hangovers (Opelousafried), with a little Spaghetti-Western fantasy thrown in for good measure (the murderous, infamous titular character, Washboard Shorty).
“Is it rock, blues, or something else entirely? Does it even matter? I don’t know. What I am certain of is that this album is good, damn good! Oh and yes, it rocks and rolls, incredible stuff. Album of the year contender? Gee, and it’s only February!”Neil Rogers, The Australian Mood, 3RRR-FM
“To be different, authentic and good is near on impossible. Unless you are Opelousas.”Jon Von Goes, JVG Radio Method, 3RRR-FM
“Epically sensual music that hangs in the air like humidity. Like a Mississippi disco shot by David Lynch with really good lighting.”Chris Russell, Melbourne Musician
Musically, Opelousafried travels through richly-varied terrain, taking in the shuffling pop sound of Words Fail Me, the brooding roots rock of Does He Know and the infectiously danceable Train To Brunswick along the way. By the time the trio barnstorm their way through a thunderous rendition of Third Jinx Blues there’s no doubt that they mean serious business.
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