Permanent Vacation is built around the guilt of not having a real job. Following on from some well-paid gigs last year, Russack settled down at her parent’s house on the New South Wales south coast and began to pen the majority of this album. On opener Migration, soft melodic notes from her childhood piano ring out as your ears are greeted in the chorus with a web of lush vocal melodies. The album was recorded in just three days with minimal post production, and it’s this simplicity that will entrance your ears to listen deeper.
One of the main enticing elements here is that no matter how many times you listen to it, the music will transport you. The title track whisks you away on a little jazzy interlude that’s complemented by a bossa-nova backing drumbeat. Sounding like you’re on holiday with a cocktail by the beach in Jamaica, it’s a definite highlight on what is Russack’s most expansive set of songs to date.
If you want an album to float away with and forget the pressures of everyday life, then this is it. In three words: Stunning blissful songwriting.
