Jerrah Patston - Abandoned Cricket Games LP

Beloved in his local Blue Mountains, Jerrah Patston writes songs possessed of a beautiful naivety, boiling down each subject to his own inimitable view.

Jerrah has an ear for a catchy melody and the unusual ability to communicate the universal through the very specific.

Writing in detail about daily life, Jerrah’s songs find the listener relating to thoughts about dodgem cars, Wings, construction sites and ten-pin bowling they did not realise they shared.

A legendarily spontaneous live performer, each moment on stage with Jerrah has no future or past, drawing audiences right into the moment.

His third LP, Abandoned Cricket Games, was recorded over two days at Frying Pan Studios in Berriedale, Tasmania, using the ex-Abbey Road REDD.17 recording console.

The album features Jerrah on vocals, percussion and melodica, backed by collaborators Sam Worrad (guitar) and Aether Tabris (piano). It is releasing on Darren Hanlon’s Flippin Yeah Records on Saturday August 9.

The album gorgeously documents minor catastrophes (and occasional triumphs…), in the classic tradition of folk-rock songs about disaster and disappointment.

The striking cover is by Nic Dalton.

The LP is Jerrah's third full-length collection, and it traverses cancelled sporting fixtures (the title track), Scottish festivals (Bagpipers In The Carpark), seeing Paul McCartney in Newcastle (Didn't Play Mull Of Kintyre) and the construction of his local library (Construction's Going On).