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''Goodnight, Bull Creek!'' is the third studio album by Australian rock musician Kevin Mitchell, under his pseudonym Bob Evans. It was released through
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on 3 April 2009. The album was recorded in
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, with producer Brad Jones (
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). The title of the album comes from the
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suburb of Bull Creek where Mitchell lived between the ages of 5 and 18. Mitchell has said using it in the title of his album "was just something that gave me a cheap thrill ... to name it in a song ("Someone So Much"). Then I took it to the next step of it being the title of the record. It made sense." The album debuted and peaked at number 22 on the
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.


Background

Mitchell has said that the song "Brother, O Brother" was inspired, at least in part, by Australian Prime Minister
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to the
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in 2008. Mitchell has said he would converse with friends over the issue, "After one of those conversations the lyrics of the chorus came to me. It was influenced very much by what was going on with Sorry Day. As I wrote more, it took on a broader scope. It's about what's happening all over the world. The issue of reconciliation is rooted in poverty and disadvantage. It's a sad reflection on humanity." Mitchell toured the album with a backing band that includes
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's drummer Malcolm Clark, and Hugh Jennings who was formerly in
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Singles

The first single from the album, "Someone So Much", was released digitally as a multi-track single, including, "Power of Speech", on 21 February 2009 and as a physical single on 21 March 2009. The video for the song, directed by Reuben Field and produced by Dean Bates of Starchild Productions, was filmed in
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and Sydney. It features Mitchell together with an assortment of animated cut out animals. The second single, "Pasha Bulker", is inspired by the 2007 grounding of the
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, MV ''Pasha Bulker'', on
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but is fuelled by Mitchell's feelings of being lost at sea during a bout of depression in 2007. The video for the song was released on 22 March 2009, and was directed and produced by Johnny Lopez and Richard Ellis of Candela Films. The single was released digitally on 22 May 2009. The song was used by the
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The third single released was "Hand Me Downs" on 28 August 2009. The song is Mitchell's account of life as a working-class musician – his wife's a teacher, they rent, they buy second-hand clothes.


Reception

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noted a heavier sound in their review, saying the third album has "more of a driving rock feel than his previous efforts". Mitchell himself said of the album; "This is my rock album. I’m saying goodbye to the suburbs."


Track listing

# "Someone So Much" – 3:34 # "Pasha Bulker" – 3:15 # "Hand Me Downs" – 3:32 # "Your Love" – 3:21 # "Wintersong" – 4:15 # "We're a Mess" – 3:06 # "Nuthin's Gonna Tear Me Away From You" – 3:15 # "Power of Speech" – 3:47 # "Brother, O Brother" – 4:01 # "It's a Beginning" – 3:22 # "Everything Goes" – 2:43


''Goodnight, Bull Creek! Mornin' Richmond!''

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, a suburb in
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. # "Someone So Much" – 3:42 # "Hand Me Downs" – 3:29 # "Friend" – 3:20 # "Rocks in My Head" – 4:16 # "Flame" – 3:21 # "Nowhere Without You" – 4:46 # "Sadness & Whiskey" / "Dock of the Bay" (
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cover) – 5:15 # "Pasha Bulker (Where Did I Go Wrong?)" – 6:42 # "Brother"


Personnel


Musicians

* Kevin Mitchell – guitar (electric & acoustic), vocals, harmonica, piano, moog, claps *
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— drums, percussion *
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— guitar (acoustic & electric), dobro guitar * Brad Jones — bass, guitar (electric & acoustic), piano, keyboard,
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, claps, vibes * Chris Carmichael — violin, cello * Jim Hoke – flute * Melissa Mathers – vocals, vibes * Hans Rotenberry —
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Credits

* Engineer, Mix Engineer & Producer – Brad Jones ** Assistant Engineer – Jesse Newport; Aaron Sollman * Photos – Andrew Christie * Illustrations – Kareena Zerefos


References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Kevin Mitchell (musician) albums