“Enter the world of Billie Reid. A musician who stands proud as a purveyor of righteousness in current times → punk, alt-rock and Americana all come crashing down from his pedestal in a fuss of anger, girth, with his trademark vocal – a furious, grizzled spit that emulates the late, great Joe Strummer from The Clash”
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“Tombstones and a cheating heart … a dark reading on a timeless theme” | Demon Street | Billie Reid
“… here’s an alternative version with sneering ‘Clash’ inspired chords and snarling lyrics that bite. Tombstones and a cheating heart, “I ain’t got no time for lies” → This isn’t trendy art but a dark reading on a timeless theme …”
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‘Ode To The Dudes’ | Billie Reid
“la petite mort” | “… the mistaken belief that women enjoy being brutalized”
“… seeing Mussolini’s mistress Clara lying dead in that position in her grave, in the context of the song, is a tragically sad sight → “la petite mort” is the phrase Billie felt, epitomised the moment“
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Demon Street | “… a bitter brew of betrayal, torment and regret, whipped up into a fiery song of defiance”
“… Billie Reid relays a tale of love and loss with the bile and poetic fervour of a punk troubadour → a bitter brew of betrayal, torment and regret, presenting the listener with the fiery sound of defiance …”
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“… ‘Midnight Alibis’ could be a monster American hit, but no one knows about this song … it’s a classic”
“Australian musician Billie Reid’s music is timeless … steeped in Americana and his own hurt”
“You’re not going to go to connect with Billie Reid if new sounds are your thing. His music is timeless, steeped in Americana. He infuses his own concerns, his own hurt. Songs like ‘Black Silk Dress’, ‘Hard Hard Woman’ and ‘Love Song 612’ have compact clarity, but they also connect emotionally in ways that linger well beyond their duration“
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“Poet Billie Reid delivers a heartfelt reminder that “things will never be the same again” …”
“… we all have those feelings of hurt, alienation, pain, that blister up when love goes sour. Billie Reid gets this better than most, and delivers heartfelt and caustic reminders that “things will never be the same again”. Simple words, big truth, and the line as it’s sung carries a charge that we can all recognise if we’ve ever opened our heart to another and had them snack on it …“
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‘Slaves, Replacement Technology and the Neutron Bomb’ | Billie Reid
Ben Elton (Stark) | “… that crew used to milk m’brains then scoff, i’d prefer to think great minds think alike”
“…. regardless, funny how immediately after yanks spring russia burying cosmonauts in isolation chambers to check their psychological capacity for “potential” mars trip”
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