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Melbourne’s the Sunken League – the fresh invention of solo artist Lachlan Hayes – presents a gentle pop-folk aesthetic, free of pretention and rich in appeal. Combining a youthful ebullience with a mature pub thump, its mellifluous and melodious sound seeps through the brain, aligning with one’s thoughts as a pillow metronomically scratched behind your dreaming head. There’s an authentic purity in this music; a reminder of the naked supremacy of ‘simplicity’ when artfully accomplished. As a result, the appeal is wide. Wistful but instant, captive yet unintrusive, the shivery songs of the Sunken League necessitate the attention of all.