The Wizard of Oz

posted in: Artist Features • Rock

Who says that practitioners of Americana have to be American? Lee Coulter hails from the land down under, not the one between sea and shining sea. Nonetheless, his self-described brand of funkacana feels as American as apple pie. The Australian singer-songwriter blends acoustic rock, folk and funk into breezy, wheezy little melodies. Like They Used To is a simple, stringy strut that could have been plucked from any era. On the laid-back Photograph, Coulter continues the feel-goodiness, singing, Music is just a photograph of the way you feel. If so, then the singer is feeling frisky on Booty Voodoo. Perhaps you’re wondering what funkacana is, well, here’s your first taste. The rhythmic, almost Latino dance track is quicksilver and grit, kinetic and cheeky as hell. Coulter will fit right in here. We Americans like our songs about female posteriors, don’t we, Sir-Mix-A-Lot?