George Byrne is a songwriter from Sydney Australia. Having released his debut EP Iron Skies in 2005, George has since had a busy year supporting such acts as The Church, Missy Higgins, Lior, Katie Melua, Thirsty Merc, Alex Lloyd, Epicure, Dan Brodie, Old Man River and Jen Cloher.

Although touring solidly, George has also spent the year writing and demoing at every opportunity and so, over the last 6 months the multi-instrumentalist has penned and performed (the bulk of) his debut album.

With trace elements of early Pink Floyd, Ryan Adams and Beck, George has continued his exploration into loose flowing and richly layered melodic folk-rock with the help of respected producers Tim Powles (The Church) and Jonathan Burnside (The Sleepy Jackson). The result is Foreign Water.

With a voice reminiscent of a young David Gilmour and the ability to write music that ranges from atmospheric soundscapes (with cascading strings and haunting pedal steel) to pop-rock gems to simple Neil Young-esque acoustic/harmonica laden ballads, Byrne's record is beautiful and unique.

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