Xavier Rudd - White Moth

June 25th, 2007 by JayJay

Imagine yourself sitting on the terrace of your beautiful beachside mansion. It’s a beautiful day in July. Or August, but that’s besides the point. You’re enjoying your refreshing and quite possibly alcoholic early evening beverage while a soft breeze blows the hot air in your face. What kind of music would add to a moment like that?

Jack Johnson you say? Or Matt Costa? Or maybe Donavon Frankenreiter?

Possibly. But not tonight. Imagine your beach house isn’t on Hawaii. It’s not in California either. No, you’re watching the Great Ocean from the other side, from the Australian point of view. Sunny tunes accompany you while you’re catching the last rays of sunlight.

It’s getting a little colder outside. While the music from your sound system softly lingers on, you decide to spend the rest of the evening on the veranda, where it’s warm and cosy. The noises from the beach party some distance away fade, and you start to make out this characteristic voice coming from inside your house. You finish your drink. The voice has some excellent company. There’s traditional instruments. There’s an aboriginal choir.

This isn’t just sunny tunes. It’s pure folk. And as you go inside for another drink, the cover of the CD your friend gave you last week catches your eye. A White Moth sits there, ready to fly away. And right on top of the moth it reads Xavier Rudd.

One man created all this?

Quite, yes. The multi-instrumentalist from Torquay documented a personal and spiritual journey on his 7th album, writing critical lyrics and playing almost every instrument on the album himself.

You sit down next to your speakers, to listen, to hear what he has to say. And then it all becomes clear. Jack and Matt are great artists to enjoy and listen to with friends. But life isn’t always a party and Xavier knows that. Yet he also knows that shouldn’t keep you from listening to music that keeps the sun from shining.

As you immerse yourself in the soundscapes he creates, you decide to keep Xavier to yourself for a little while. That might just be the reason why a lot of people haven’t heard from him yet. But if you have, you’ll agree that an intimate setting is the best place to listen to his music. As long as upon emersion, you tell your best friend.

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Download sample: Xavier Rudd - Come Let Go