Kangas and Koalas.

Photo from @chetfaker.

From the country that brought us Vegemite. Weet-Bix. Wombats. Boomerangs.
Also comes a man of Soul. Funk. Electro. Groove.

Have you guessed yet? I mentioned him briefly before in my Trek Sounds playlist post.

Chet Faker. 

I meant to write more about Chet Faker back when his album Built on Glass came out in April. But if we account for travel time from Australia... I'm just in time, right?

I will start by saying that I'm a huge fan of the new EDM-R&B trend on the rise. Chet uses the contemporary electronica twist to enhance his soulful voice, and it totally works. He also knows how to do a winning collaboration - as we have already seen with one of his many excellent collabs with fellow Australian musician, Flume, in "Drop the Game" (if you need a refresher, click the link to the playlist mentioned above).

Listen to "Melt (ft. Kilo Kish)":


His newest album, Built on Glass, continues to provide us with beats reminiscent of R&B, deep bass, the classic sexy sax, and vocal licks you can't just get out of your head. On the opposite end, some his music can start to seem melancholy and his songs less distinguishable. But sometimes that's what you want.

Watch "Talk is Cheap":

An added bonus: Chet sure knows how to grow fantastic facial hair! He's starting to resemble the dancing bearded head on the side of the page...

Check out these other ear pleasers:
1998
Gold

I'm Into You
Drop the Game

To listen to more of Chet Faker, visit his SoundCloud.
Gotta have it? Download Chet's creations from iTunes here.