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Karma County

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Karma County was a band ahead of their time. In the mid-'90s, Australia was still in thrall to American alternative rock and the bands who aped them, like Silverchair and the Superjesus. About ten years later, when the John Butler Trio became were topping the charts, acoustic roots music was all the rage. Karma County added exotic touches like Eastern instruments to their country twang and Americana influences. Karma County first formed in 1995 as a stripped-down acoustic trio playing in Sydney's inner-city pubs. Brendan Gallagher played guitar and vocals (and also produced their recordings), Michael Galeazzi played double bass, and Stuart Eadie played drums (he was also responsible for all of the band's visuals). Extra members were added as their touring spread beyond smoky pubs to the rest of the country, including Bruce Reid on lap steel and guitar, Lachlan Doley on keyboards, and Cameron Bruce on keyboards and backing vocals. They recorded two albums for short-lived independent label TWA Records -- Last Stop Heavenly Heights in 1997 and Olana in 1998 -- before landing a deal with Melody Management and Universal for their third album, 1999's Into the Land of Promise. They were nominated for an ARIA Award for Olana in the Best Independent Album category, and Into the Land of Promise was nominated for, and won Best Adult Contemporary Album.
The core band has reformed to tour for the 25th anniversary of the first release 'Last Stop Heavenly Heights' in late 2021.

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