Collette, Ned
Our Other History
'Our Other History', the wonderful 2024 LP by wandering Berlin-based Melbourne expat Ned Collette, is a return to the delicate, sophisticated song craft of his 2018 masterpiece 'Old Chestnut'. Ned's approach to lyrics, vocals and music shares a melancholic beauty that is both haunted and haunting. His words are often more impressionistic than overt in their storytelling, but his vocals carry hints that recall those of the legendary Roy Harper. But where Harper's attack was often Dionysian, Collette's approach is Apollonian, and the tracks often have a compositional feel with a distinct taste of Canterbury.