Fever Longing Still
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| Fever Longing Still | ||||
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| Released | 1 November 2024 | |||
| Studio | Roundhead (New Zealand)[1] | |||
| Length | 41:41 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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| Singles from Fever Longing Still | ||||
Fever Longing Still is the twenty-ninth studio album by Australian musician Paul Kelly, released on 1 November 2024.[2] The album's title is lifted from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 147.[2]
Upon announcement on 1 August 2024, Kelly said "There has been a long gap since the last album of new songs and I realise now that this record is a bit like Gossip, an album with a long gestation where the songs are all quite different to each other in style."[2]
At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Solo Artist.[5]
Lead single is a re-recorded version of "Taught by Experts", which is included on his Live, May 1992 album and recorded on his 1999 album, Smoke.[6][7]
"Going to the River with Dad" was released on 16 August 2024 as the album's second single.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
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James Jennings from Rolling Stone Australia said "Across 12 tracks, several classic Kelly personas appear: the lustful horndog, the country crooner and pop-rock powerhouse. Capturing nostalgia is perhaps Kelly's finest gift, and here there’'s two heartstring-tuggers up there with his best."[8] In a positive review, Bernard Zuel from The Guardian said "the Melbourne songwriter goes back to basics – assembling a classic rock band who tumble through tracks of desire and devotion."[9]
Graeme Tait from Americana UK said "Kelly's songs endeavour to decipher the language of love in all its different shades, and with Fever Longing Still, he has once again delivered an album that is both a captivating and immersive listen, that immediately grabs the attention and holds it right to the final note."[10]