Paul Kelly

Singer/songwriter Paul Kelly captures Australia in his songs the way Bruce Springsteen and the Kinks' Ray Davies have encapsulated their homelands, and he does it with the musical energy and diversity of Elvis Costello. First making his name with the folk-oriented, semi-acoustic sound of 1985's Post, Kelly enjoyed a major breakthrough with 1987's Gossip, which was centered around his smart, full-bodied pop melodies and literate but unpretentious storytelling. 1994's Wanted Man found Kelly digging deeper into more personal themes as his music gained more bite while still remain...