MTV Unplugged: Live in Melbourne

by Courtney Barnett

Overview

Recorded in October of 2019, nearly a year-and-a-half after the May 2018 release of her second album Tell Me How You Really Feel, MTV Unplugged: Live in Melbourne finds Courtney Barnett choosing collaboration over intimacy. Over the course of its tight eight songs, Barnett is alone with guitar only once: "Untitled (Play It on Repeat)," a lightly dreamy song unveiled upon this occasion. Otherwise, she's supported by her regular band of bassist Bones Sloane and drummer Dave Mudie, along with cellist Lucy Waldron, and she invites many peers and idols to share the stage. Paul Kelly, Evelyn Ida Morris, and Marlon Williams, musicians all better-known in Australia than America, all make cameos, and Barnett also plays to her hometown crowd by covering songs by the trio Seeker Lover Keeper and indigenous Australian singer/songwriter Archie Roach. The boosterism is evident but it's not emphasized. Like Barnett's songs and delivery, it's casually, wryly matter of fact, a quality that is accentuated by the relatively quiet surroundings and choice of midtempo, ramshackle material. The stakes may be modest but the charm is considerable, since the setting plays to Barnett's idiosyncrasies as a singer/songwriter. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2020
Label:	Mom + Pop Music
UPC:	0858275059113
Rank:	7154

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Courtney Barnett   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ernie Rose   Director
Evelyn Morris   Piano,Vocals,Featured Artist
Paul Kelly   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Dave Mudie   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Bones Sloane   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Marlon Williams   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Lucy Waldron   Cello,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Leonard Cohen   Composer
Holly Throsby   Composer
Sally Seltmann   Composer
Jim Burns   Creation
Sarah Blasko   Composer
Archie Roach   Composer
Robert Small   Creation
John Hall   Audio Technician
Guy Davies   Mastering
Gordon Wood   Audio Technician
Callum Barter   Mixing
Seeker Lover Keeper   Composer
Courtney Barnett   Artwork,Composer
Gina Hanlon   Monitor Engineer
Craig Borg   Production Manager
Jarrod Mitchell   Audio Technician
Luke Shave   Producer
Nick Bojdak   Cast Engineer
Thomy Sloane   Guitar Technician
Jackson Mclvor   Stage Technician