Danielle O'Donohue, Journalist

Espie may not be as well-known in other parts of the country as she is in Melbourne, but alt-country fans across Australia would be doing themselves a disservice to not remember this name.

"Maybe we haven’t played enough yet. I’ve still copped the odd drumstick to the back. Jamie breaks them or something. He doesn’t really listen to me, we’ve discovered."

There’s a sparkling chemistry within this band that one suspects won’t be confined to just one album.

This glitch in the band’s matrix is hardly going to stop them being one of the most thrilling live acts of all the Soundwave-ready emo-rockers.

The ever-present harmonica, 12-bar blues pacing of many of the songs and smoky, late-night air around the whole thing makes these songs sound timeless.