Spike Flynn - Just This Side of Here (2019)

Spike Flynn is a singer-songwriter from Australia. He received very favorable reviews for his first two albums. This, his new album, Just This Side Of Here, is his third collection of original songs. The songs are narrative in focus, story-telling songs. Spike grew up in a small country town and his subject matter often reflects this.
KeysandChords review of Spikes second album noted that it "…shows the hand of a true master storyteller. His lyrics are pure and his own experiences inspire these poetic lyrics, which shows a great willingness to accept life as it is….. Brilliant stuff!"

From the Lost Highway review-
"Wonderful words delivered in a true country style. Songs like Trying to Get Home Blues, Frozen Words, Ragin’ against the Wind and All you Lonesome Hobos speak to the inner strength in all of us and our need to endure. This artist is a really fine example of the talent that exists out there in music land but sadly, under the radar. Highly recommended."

From AltCountry review of Rough Landing, Spike's second album -
"The thirteen songs (on Rough Landing) are in many cases simply more beautiful than those from his already so well-loved predecessor (It’s Alright). Recommended especially to fans of the material of classical singer-songwriters like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and John Prine."

A NoDepression review commented on Spike's first album It's Alright - "….Penny Whistle Lament – a story for us all. Dreams, songs, altruism, values, and goodness, turned to dust by our own reckless indulgences and destructiveness and carried away on any passing breeze. The song sings of soft defeat but its musical accompaniment is anything but soft; it is relentless and unsettling and Flynn sings with the horror of those nights alone with nothing but the night wind calling."

Tracklist:

01. Like a Breeze
02. Minstrel Man
03. Father O'Connell
04. Incident in the Stony Desert
05. Hey Girl
06. Smoke at the River Bend
07. Blue Eyed Boys
08. Nth West Country Dance Floor
09. You're Going to Get Through