The Thousands

Some people are just full of surprises and Josh Fontaine is no exception. Pushing out a solid one following about a decade of musical indigestion, the very first album from Perth’s hidden pop-treasure soars above and beyond anyone’s expectations.

Borne from the bowels of the slightly oddball fuzzy-faced minstrel, the hours, days and years of preparation are palpable in this layered sonic journey, featuring his current band 6s & 7s and over twenty other contributing artists. Releasing a musical opus of epic proportions, you’d be hard pressed even explaining what the album title means let alone describing the dream state that is this selection of meticulously arranged and painfully detailed songs.

Here, Fontaine’s clever lyrics and eerie vocals are submerged in the musical swell of a fantasyland only he could conceive. From opening track ‘Drunk Liberties’ to the closing ‘Drunker Liberties’, 6s & 7s envelop you in a warm embrace while floating through the languid beauty of a galaxy far away.