Acclaimed chronicler of Sydney's inner city Perry Keyes has just released his fifth album "Jim Salmon's Lament". Stack Magazine has called it "an instant classic" and the Sydney Morning Herald says "the ephemeral Keyes remains an iconoclast with a singular vision, an unparalleled storyteller who continues to build a loyal audience."

After three sold out album launches Keyes announces a Christmas solo show at Leadbelly with special guests joining him for one-off duo and trio performance ranging from across his unique catalogue.

Jim Salmon's Lament is out October 5, 2018.

The spark of the album is linked to a song from the past.

"There was a song on 2010's Johnny Ray's Downtown called 'Queen Of Everyone's Heart' and there is a verse in there where I describe the family: a guy in his railway shirt, the mum with the bruises on her face, and I got the spark of an idea from that. There's a family there, and it's a fleeting glimpse of them, but what if I go a bit deeper?" says Perry.

"I started thinking about the families I grew up with and a particular family that lived in the James Cook [Housing Commission] flats, a brother and sister. I thought I would write about the dad, because I was pissed off with narcissistic blokes where everything they do is fuelled by self-interest but every time it got to mentioning the kids I would start writing a song about them, so I realised that the centre of the album was the brother and sister. That is the grace in the record."

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