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It's been seven years since Melbourne band Roller One released their third album, 'Better Than Fine'. A pandemic got in the way of life and art in those intervening years, but the good news for fans of dark alt-country and electric acid folk is that the quartet are back with their new album, Fate Done Nice. In the past, the band— based around Fergus McAlpin and Adam Affif—has been compared to Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Don Walker, and Gram Parsons. Add to that list Bill Callahan, Lambchop, and Giant Sand, and you get a real sense of a band operating right across the arc of country and folk music, from the instigators to the modern-day alt-country and Americana progenitors who place the music in contemporary settings, with poetry, atmosphere, and eloquence. Joining McAlpin and Afiff are Simon Edwards (drums) and NIck Hurle (pianos), with additional contributions from Georgia Knight on vocals and Cahill Kelly on guitar. The result is more electrically charged, with drive and energy, whilst still retaining the band's organic warmth and sound. Roller One offers a unique blend of introspective songwriting, sparse instrumentation, and emotionally resonant delivery, as evidenced by their new album, on Cheersquad Records & Tapes.