Shotgun Karaoke

Paul Dempsey has just released his first limited edition covers collection, Shotgun Karaoke.  Released on both CD & digitally via iTunes HERE , the CD EP is available from JB HiFi & Sanity & record stores. The 11 track CD version includes the bonus track, Web in Front (Archers of Loaf), while the 10 track digital version is released simultaneously worldwide via iTunes.

Recorded in an evening on acoustic guitar in the same  spur- of -the- moment spirit in which they were originally performed, we are very excited to reveal the track list of songs that made the final cut;

PAUL DEMPSEY - SHOTGUN KARAOKE TRACKLIST

1. Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (Husker Du)
2. Jesus Etc. (Wilco)
3. Caroline (Concrete Blonde)
4. I Want To Break Free (Queen)
5. Faith Alone (Bad Religion)
6. Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
7. Berlin Chair (You Am I)
8. Mockingbirds (Grant Lee Buffalo)
9. What Jail Is Like (Afghan Whigs)
10.History Eraser (Courtney Barnett)
11.Web In Front (Archers of Loaf)

We'll Never Work In This Town Again - EP

A boisterous bar- room style country rock song penned on tour and recorded live in the studio with his touring band in the haze of post-tour blues.

The digital single package also includes three live video tracks recorded live on the final show of the Burning Leaves Tour in front of a full house at Melbourne’s glorious Forum theatre.  

Everything Is True

Paul Dempsey - EVERYTHING IS TRUE
Australian Album of the Year 2009 - iTunes
Best Male artist - The Age EG Awards
Voted in JJJ listeners' Top Ten albums of 2009
3 ARIA Nominations

2 Rolling Stone nominations

Bats single

Bats is the fourth single to be released from Everything is True. The EP features two fantastic covers of Paul Dempsey songs;Clare Bowditch has covered Out The Airlock and Melbourne's Oh Mercy have covered Ramona Was A Waitress. Purchase it here 

Fast Friends EP

Fast Friends is the third single to be released from Everything is True. It is a digital release only exclusively available from itunes.

B-sides,Ramona Was A Waitress & Have You Fallen Out of Love? are solo acoustic versions and were both recorded live from the iTunes instore in Sydney in August 2009.

iTunes Live from Sydney E.P

In August 2009 Paul played an exclusive live solo acoustic set at the Apple store in Sydney, Australia for 300 competition winners. We are very excited to announce that this live performance was recorded by the folks at iTunes has now been released as an E.P.This release is available exclusively through iTunes Australia only. 

Ramona Was A Waitress - Digital Single

Ramona Was A Waitress is the second single from the forthcoming album Everything Is True. This digital version is available from itunes.

Ramona Was A Waitress - Physical Single- Limited edition!

Ramona Was A Waitress is the second single from Everything Is True. This  limited edition CD single version includes 3 b-sides including Paul's much talked about version of the Kim Carnes classic, Bette Davis Eyes and 2 fantastic remixes by such luminaries as Perth's Panda Band and Faux Pas. THIS IS A VERY LIMITED EDITION SINGLE. Available from JB Hi Fi, Sanity, Leading Edge stores and all good indie record stores in Australia.

CD Single Special Edition Track listing:

1. Ramona Was A Waitress
2. Bette Davis Eyes
3. Ramona Was A Waitress - Smokin' On The Fire Escape Remix
4. Ramona Was A Waitress - Faux Pas Remix

Out The Airlock - Digital Single

Out the Airlock, the first single to be released from Everything Is True is available from itunes. This track displays a change in feel from Paul's work with Something for Kate & features just Paul, an acoustic guitar and the barest of accompanying instrumentation to incredible effect.  

Scared Of Horses

Back in 1998 after the first Something for Kate album was released Paul Dempsey went into the studio to record some ideas. Before he knew it, he had recorded a whole album's worth of music. But this time around Dempsey was hesitant to apply his own voice and lyrics and instead enlisted the help of various local luminaries from Australian bands to sing on the tracks.

The resulting album released under the name 'Scared of Horses', and titled An Empty Flight was a beautiful collection of songs which, set to Dempsey's one-man- band compositions showed his unique musical diversity along with the talents of some of Australia's most innovative vocalists.

'An Empty Flight' features the lyrical and vocal talents of Glenn RIchards (Augie March), Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss), Heinz Reigler (Not From There), Andrea Prudente (Arrosa), Dik (S:Bahn), Stephanie Ashworth (Sandpit, Something for Kate) and Laura Macfarlane (Ninety-nine).

After selling out its initial pressing in a flash, An Empty Flight  has been near impossible to find ever since and subsequently became a rare and highly collectible. Finally we now have the great pleasure of making it available via iTunes on September 3rd.