Down by the River
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Down by the River

As you probably know, The Drones are in celebration mode. It has been ten years since the group released Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By, the band’s second album and the one that really got things going for the Melbourne via Perth outfit. While it lost out to Wolfmother for triple j’s inaugural J Award, it took the honours with the inaugural Australian Music Prize. In 2009, album single ‘Shark Fin Blues’ was voted ‘Greatest Australian Song’ through a triple j poll of contemporary Australian musicians. Missy Higgins would release a version of the single on her 2014 covers album Oz. Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – September 6. Joining them will be the Steve Miller Band.