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The Art Therapists are an Adelaide band of musicians. They create music that might sound something like a Neil Young inspired folksy ballad in one moment, then the listener will tumble into the soaring chorus of a catchy popper in the next. They throw surprises in along the way, like some haunting sax, sweet harmonies, a sad harmonica, and fat bass lines. Songwriter, Tom, fashions truly unique stories that explore sunken ships, late night streets, moons outside windows, and cities full of towers. They’re warm songs, never without a “forlorn undercurrent.” 2008 saw the band record their first proper EP entitled ‘Symbolic Bicycles’ with Adelaide producer Matt Hills (Wolf & Cub; Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!). Since then The Art Therapists have expanded the group, highlighting their thirst for development, as they continue to embrace new ideas and sounds. In 2009 the band has played extensively throughout Adelaide with a handful of forays east to Melbourne and NSW. The Art Therapists have