Tami Neilson – Sassafrass! (Vinyl) FEA 30/10/25 Coming 10 years on from

Coming 10 years on from his debut album

"acerbic" (Paper) and "buoyant" (NME) and marked an important reintroduction to an essential artist of our times

Although the pair have composed and recorded many soundtracks together

Sparkle City

at Amherst's Biqu­iteen

Tami Neilson – Sassafrass! (Vinyl) FEA 30/10/25 Coming 10 years on fromTami Neilson's last two records, Dynamite and Don't Be Afraid, have largely reflected a soul infused country sound. In Sassafrass, the soul aspect is much more to the fore, and boy does it work a treat. The oxygen that is breathed in at Lyttelton's Sitting Room studios has once again produced a record that just has to be listened to. The songs that Neilson brought to the table for this album are simply sensational. It has up tempo soul workouts fired