Now his wife, Astrid Munday, sings to him, mapping their relationship from Bondi to “the back streets of Prahran” and beyond. Former Birthday Party drummer Phill Calvert plays behind her and co-produces.

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Comparisons are odious, as this feels utterly Munday’s record, a local blood release in the same classic survivor vein as Paul Kelly’s Post. That said, if you like Cat Power, Velvets-era Nico, and some inner-city cowgirl pop, you might want to tune in.

Meet You at the Studio tells the story of Tony and Astrid’s love, skipping to a sad-happiness. Beware of Strangers is like a Paul Bowles story set in Tangiers: cautionary, haunting. You Laugh You Cry could be a child’s song, but it’s an older woman letting go of life’s weight. It’s all a joy.

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