23/06/2026
THURSDAY: ROLLER ONE - 'FATE DONE NICE' Album Launch
Melbourne/Naarm astral-country outfit Roller One will celebrate the release of their fourth album, Fate Done Nice, with a special showcase performance joined by fellow Melbourne music stalwarts The Remotes and The Van Walker Trio.
Released through Cheersquad Records & Tapes, Fate Done Nice marks a new chapter for Roller One. Built around the songwriting of Fergus McAlpin and featuring Adam Afiff on double bass, the album reunites former Silver City Highway bandmates Simon Edwards and Nick Hurle, alongside contributions from Georgia Knight and Cahill Kelly. The result is a record that broadens the band's distinctive counter-country sound with greater drive, energy and sonic depth, while retaining the warmth and intimacy that has defined Roller One's music for more than fifteen years.
Across Fate Done Nice, Roller One paint vivid scenes of suburban streets, city corners, racetrack totes and country landscapes. The songs exist as snapshots of memory, place and emotion rather than conventional narratives, creating a collection that feels both deeply personal and universally familiar. Written over many years and across locations ranging from the Dandenong Ranges to Cranbourne, Brunswick and Berlin, the album captures moments suspended in time, bound together by McAlpin's poetic eye and the band's expansive musical vision.
Drawing comparisons to Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Don Walker and Bill Callahan, Roller One's sound sits comfortably between country, Americana and indie folk. The singles "So Far", "Sparrow" and "Motorsports" offer a glimpse into the rich atmosphere, poetic songwriting and understated power that define Fate Done Nice.
This special album launch is more than a celebration of a new release. It is also a gathering of three enduring voices from Melbourne and Australia's independent music community, artists whose collective histories span decades, countless stages and an extraordinary catalogue of recordings.
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