Australian Ghost Story

Australian Ghost Story is an album by Australian group The Paradise Motel. It was released in June 2010 on Left Over Life to Kill and Inertia Records to positive reviews.

Personnel

Merida Sussex – vocals
Matt Aulich – guitars, arrangements
Esme Macdonald – bass guitar
Mark BJ Austin – keyboards, organ, pedal steel
Andy Hazel – drums
Campbell Shaw – violins
Charles Bickford – various

Themes

The album was released to coincide with what would have been the 30th birthday of Azaria Chamberlain, and was cited in national press as an insightful and respectful companion-piece to the resurgence in media interest in the case. Chief songwriter Charles Bickford stated "We wanted to write a record about a contemporary event that was unique to Australia and part of our shared experience. A lot of artists explore things like convicts eating each other, but to me that's the ancient past."