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Rocwater offer an original blend of soul, funk, alternate-country, motown, roots & reggae, where each song is treated with the individual respect & attention it deserves, seasoned to taste. Over the past half a decade, Rocwater have built their own organic sound which uses melody, lyric and musicianship to deliver the essential story within the song, regardless of a pigeon-holed musical genre. Sure their music hints at certain styles and influences – moments of Beatlesque melody, the humbleness of country ballads, raw acoustic-rock, and even splashes of Motown soul with a reggae undertow – but no box, and no label. With age comes experience, and with it humility. In early 2004 while recording an EP with his punk band of the time, songwriter Duane Marnell began writing more acoustic guitar based songs – musical stories of the trials of his Central Coast youth. Fast forward over 6 years and the innocent, laidback acoustic vibe of Rocwater has matured into a creature of it’s own.