After a number of critically acclaimed releases which earned him a fanbase in the US, UK and Canada, Ari Shine was ready to make his first truly definitive album. “I had a batch of songs that I had been amassing over the past few years of touring and writing. Overall, they felt more personal and from the gut than my other records." Sources like the Village Voice, Classic Rock UK, LA Times and even legendary Stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham have praised his deft worldplay and way with a hook.

Shine has racked up plenty of miles himself, opening for artists like Rhett Miller, John Doe, Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers, Redd Kross, Silversun Pickups, the Donnas, Liam Finn and many others. Summer 2010 saw Ari handpicked to support Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters on his entire US/Canadian tour. Somewhere between the knowing nods to the past of an act like the Racontouers and the heartfelt honesty of Tom Petty’s early records, Ghost Town Directory (Beverly Martel) is Ari Shine’s most confident and nuanced work yet.

It’s always a special moment when a songwriter finds their voice.

For Australian singer/songwriter Mark Sholtez that moment is captured with precision on his second album ‘THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO TRUTHS’. It’s an assured, accomplished record that delivers on the promise he’s been threatening for years.

Sholtez surfaced with his 2006 jazz-inspired debut ‘Real Street’, (an ARIA Top 30 album and debuted in the ARIA Jazz and Blues chart at #1 where it stayed for ten consecutive weeks, was nominated for an ARIA award in that same year, and in 2007 won him a converted APRA Music Award).

With his second album Mark Sholtez had a vision. Charmed by his production work with Madeleine Peyroux, he contacted renowned producer Larry Klein (Herbie Hancock, Melody Gardot, Joni Mitchell). They bonded over a shared love of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, early Springsteen and of Neil Young’s Harvest. After one lengthy phone call they’d already decided they wanted to make a record together.

The Distance Between Two Truths features collaborations with Alex Lloyd, Aqualung’s Matt Hales, Shane Nicholson, and Iain Archer, who co-wrote Snow Patrol’s breakthrough album Final Straw.

The result is a sonically pristine album that encapsulates prolific song writing, detailed musicianship, and an organic sound surely to satisfy any purist. Highlights from the album include “A Thousand Lies,” “Too Late For Heroes,” “The Mystery Of You,” & “Kissed It All Away.”