Joel Plaskett - Through & Through & Through

Let me tell you something - and don't go spreading it because it is a secret. A big secret. A big musical secret, the kind of secret that when your friend says "here, I made you a copy of this album, nobody knows about this band and nobody should. They have to stay small forever. Just listen to it and don't tell anybody," you keep it safe, sacred, like the best exam review notes you;ve ever seen just popping into your Inbox the night of the final.

Joel Plaskett's new album, Three, is the new secret.

Guard it with your life, my reading faithful. The secret is safe with (the maybe two or three of) you.

It is, just, flippin' awesome. I have a soft spot for anything that combines pop/alt and a lil' bit of country, but I'm telling you, if you can find a way to hate this album, we're through. And through. And through. The second track on the first disc (oh yeah, Three is a triple album, all the way across the sky), Through & Through & Through, is fist pumping, horn toting joy.

Just give us a listen, and keep the secret safe.