Seventy is Paul Kelly’s latest collection of stories set to music — an album that finds Australia’s most beloved songwriter reflecting, reckoning, and still restless with curiosity.
 
Framed by the recurring invocation “Tell us a story…”, Kelly draws on the ancient act of gathering to keep the darkness at bay. What unfolds is a masterclass in observation and restraint: songs that linger on friendship and desire, age and grace, gratitude and grief.
 
At 70, Kelly remains very much in the middle of it, writing with warmth and clarity that only a lifetime of song can sharpen. Highlights include “Rita Wrote a Letter,” a tender return to the world of How to Make Gravy, and a transcendent band arrangement of W.B. Yeats’ “Sailing to Byzantium.”
 
Supported by his long-time band, Seventy reaffirms Kelly’s unmatched ability to turn ordinary lives into myth — and reminds us that when the world feels uncertain, it’s stories that keep the fire burning.
 
TRACKS:
Tell Us A Story (Part A)
Don't Give Up On Me (feat. Meg Washington)
Rita Wrote A Letter
The Body Keeps The Score
I Keep On Coming Back For More
Take It Handy
Happy Birthday, Ada Mae
The Magpies
Made For Me (feat. Rebecca Barnard)
Sailing To Byzantium
My Body Felt No Pain
I'm Not Afraid Of The Dark
Tell Us A Story (Part B)