Angus Stone - Broken Brights

2012 solo album from the Australian singer/songwriter. Broken Brights marks a departure for Stone, and not just from recording with his long-term musical co-conspirator Julia. The album, produced by Angus, is also proof that he can deftly shift between genres without compromising his signature sound. While title track "Broken Brights" is a return-to-form for Stone, it's a nostalgic, dreamy tribute to our youth, "Bird on the Buffalo" is a livelier composition, incorporating distorted guitar riffs, which also make an appearance in the notably rockier "It Was Blue."