

Daryl Braithwaite has one of Australia’s finest soul voices, best heard taking flight over the stirring aspirational rock of “As the Days Go By” and the skippy flamenco strut of “One Summer”. His calling card is 1991’s “The Horses”, an impassioned and summery ballad offering better times to come. Half a century after he began fronting the band Sherbet at the start of the 1970s, Braithwaite once again proved his staying power with 2020’s “Love Songs”, a gold-selling hit that matched his timeless vocals with a distinctly modern pop sound. It was no surprise whatsoever that the man whose biggest songs are commonly belted out in unison at weddings and birthdays can still nail an airy yet deeply emotional chorus.