“This Life” is the evocative lead single from “Stone On Stone”, the first solo album this century by Greg Williams, the singer and songwriter behind The Young Homebuyers, Play Loud, The Everys and Splurge.

It’s a 3:36 model of melody and mood that brings to mind the timeless songwriting craft of Crowded House, The Go-Betweens and Oasis.

The new album blends all that with a love letter to the raw sound of classic Australian rock music, featuring guitarist Ashley Naylor (Paul Kelly, The Church) and cemented by the punchy production of Kevin Shirley (Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus).

With a band including the long-time Splurge rhythm section—Owen Smythe (drums) and Adrian Ricciotti (bass)—and Ashley Naylor, augmented by Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello & The Attractions), James Black (Black Sorrows), Greg Arnold (Things of Stone and Wood) and Richard Pleasance (Boom Crash Opera), the album is built on a strong collection of songs and performances to announce his late arrival as a solo artist.

Greg is already working on a follow-up, again with Ashley Naylor, the acoustic guitar-driven album “Castaway”.

The video for “This Life”, to be released on 1 July, was recently awarded an Honourable Mention at the 2024 Berlin Music Video Awards (12-14 June).