THE SWEET JELLY ROLLS

THEY ARE

a country and blues duo giving the genre a brand new look. Since 2011, Andrew Cavalieri and Matt Golotta have been performing shows in Sydney, and have shown their might at festivals such as the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the Gulgong Folk Festival, the Hill End Arts Festival and the Parramatta Park New Years Eve Celebration.

THEY SOUND LIKE

some truly fun-loving blokes who aren’t afraid to get creative, naughty, and silly with their sound. That’s not to say they aren’t sensational at what they do, though! Bolstering ripping guitars, banging banjos and some mind-melding harmonica work on top of a grooving mandolin, The Sweet Jelly Rolls are the poster kids for what may be the most underrated scene in Australian music.

YOU’LL DIG THEM IF YOU LIKE...

Erm… Well, off the top of the ol’ noggin, it’s hard to shove these guys into any one section. The Sweet Jelly Rolls class themselves as “real country music and old time blues,” and they’re not wrong. If you like The Teskey Brothers or Chris Wilson, and can imagine either outfit being a little more psychedelic or having a tinge of ADHD, then you’ve got yourself some Sweet Jelly lovin’.

YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT

S mo kin’ Darts& Break in’ Hearts. It’s one of those fun-loving, smile-inducing releases that are out for a good time but will also blow your mind. Between the dexterity, the skill and the class (or, humorously, lack thereof), words won’t do this release justice. The lashings of Australiana country and blues lacing this release need first-hand ingestion to be truly understood and appreciated.