Album Review: Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos - Too Much Water In The Boat

Each of the Ice Cream Hands singer's half-dozen albums have distinct musical flavours, from the expected hooky guitars to odder turns of 20-piece string sections. There's a folky rollick in parts of this, to overarching themes of our rivers and oceans. Sir Charles' wry view remains intact, evidenced by titles like 7 Creeks (The Crossdresser Steve Hart), a very different angle on Ned Kelly's sideman. There are other stories that speak of this country, from scuba-diving Prime Ministers going missing to those boats (and bodies) bobbing off Christmas Island.