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With one foot in the garage and the other in outer space, Gruntbucket are ready to take their heavy slacker psych-blues to the world with new album Songs From An Empty Room. Built around the impassioned vocals and fluid guitar of Mikey Madden, the sweet n’ sour, smooth yet rocky bass of Tim McCormack and the lyrical heartbeat supplied by drummer Dave Watkins, the three formed the band in late 2007, and after playing solidly around Melbourne, released their debut album Receiving to critical acclaim a few years later. This is all heart; a loose, unmeasured jam best heard while lying languid in the grass. The result of this heavy, yet slowed-up, sonic adventure is a swaying, reflective, emotional record" – MusicAustraliaGuide While Receiving was indeed a sonic adventure, a new angle was needed to move on to the next stage, an angle that could reflect the lives of the band and those around them. Gruntbucket soon worked up a new batch of songs, dealing with life and love, home and