Paul Kelly’s 29th studio album, Fever Longing Still, puts yet another exclamation point on the Australian singer-songwriter’s remarkable career. Known for his masterful love songs, Kelly's latest work explores the many facets of love - its fire, its pain, family bonds, and the love woven into memories. As the Los Angeles Times has praised, Kelly "writes some of the most accomplished erotic love songs in pop," while Rolling Stone has hailed him as "one of the finest songwriters I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise."

Recorded at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in New Zealand, Fever Longing Still emerged from Kelly’s characteristic process of allowing songs to accumulate organically. “I never know what the themes are until I am in the middle of doing a record,” Kelly explains. "Over the past 20 years, I just get the band together and put down a batch of songs. I put them in what I call my odd-socks drawer on the computer, and as they accumulate, I see which ones work together.”

Kelly has long been known for his diversity, and this album is no exception. Tracks like "Harpoon to the Heart" showcase a timeless quality, with guitar lines that harken back to Chet Atkins and Les Paul. Kelly describes it as "the kind of song which might have been written any time in the past 100 years." On the other end of the spectrum is "Houndstooth Dress," a song that burst to life in a single sitting, while "Taught By Experts" - a track Kelly had been "circling for years" - finally finds its definitive form with a chiming electric guitar part.

Kelly’s long-standing band was integral to the album’s rich sound. Peter Luscombe (drums), Bill McDonald (bass), Dan Kelly (guitar), Cameron Bruce (keys), and Ash Naylor (guitar) have spent years honing their musical chemistry, making Fever Longing Still as much a band record as a solo effort. As Kelly reflects, "Looking back on what we’ve done with these songs, it’s really a band record. I just love that when I bring a new song to them, it can take on a completely new life.”

Over his 40-year career, Paul Kelly has consistently delivered albums that evolve while maintaining the depth and humanity for which he is renowned. As Trouser Press once said, Kelly is "an extraordinary songwriter, with an especially keen eye for lyrical detail." His work has shaped the cultural landscape of Australia, from the emotional terrain of How to Make Gravy to "From Little Things Big Things Grow", his iconic song about the Aboriginal stockmen's strike.

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