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Formerly of Duck Musique, The Night Terrors, and The Julie O'Hara Quintet, Kelsey James began this current project as a vehicle for her own beautiful compositions. You may hear echoes of Cat Power, Bjork, and Madeleine Peyroux in her music, yet Kelsey's sublime yet earthy voice is her own. Supported by an inimitable and frenetic rhythm section, and embellished with the soaring grandeur of dulcet horns, Kelsey and the Manmadelake will reawaken you to the depth, grace, and frivolity of human existence. The band features Kynan Robinson (C.W. Stoneking's Primitive Horn Orchestra, Ryan Monro (The Cat Empire/Jackson Jackson), Eamon McNelis (Flap!), and Tim Coghill (The Georgia Fields Band). Renowned Melbourne writer Andy Jackson had this to say about Kelsey: "Kelsey James' voice can make the grandest theatre and the most beer-sodden dingy pub into an intimate epiphany. The lyrics are both disarmingly confessional and casually matter-of-fact, the poetry of everyday disillusionment and