Dead Beat Daddios is a loose collective of Melbourne roots and country musicians anchored by Hugh Martin and Jim Carden. Further Away is their fourth release following their debut album Dashboard Elvis in 2010 and the EPs Third Time Around (2015) and House For Sale (2023).
Following the wistful and nostalgic single ‘Stonehaven Road’ and the classic and melancholy alt-country sound of ‘The Letter’ (both of which featured on ABC Country and the latter on Stuart Coupe’s Dirt Music), the band release their new single ‘Toast of the Town’.
The song, which premiered on Stuart Coupe’s Dirt Music on 2ser and online with Sunburnt Country Music, is another example of the effortless quality of Martin’s writing and delivery, very much in a Paul Kelly style where melody and narrative coexist in harmony. The song is enhanced by the beautiful counter vocal of Hugh’s sister Emilie Martin, as the pair tell the story of two small town lovers.
