Paul Kelly Seventy

One of Australia's greatest songwriters, Paul Kelly, returns with Seventy, an Australian chart-topping collection that finds the master storyteller taking stock while remaining very much in the middle of life.

Built around the ancient human tradition of gathering together to tell stories and "keep the darkness away", Seventy opens and closes with the simple invitation "Tell us a story..." Between those bookends, Kelly explores friendship, desire, memory, ageing and moments of everyday wonder with the warmth, observation and economy that have defined his songwriting for decades.

Among the album's highlights is Rita Wrote A Letter, which returns to the world of Kelly's beloved How To Make Gravy nearly 30 years later, adding another chapter to one of Australian music's most enduring stories. The album also features a striking full-band interpretation of W.B. Yeats' Sailing To Byzantium, demonstrating Kelly's longstanding ability to bring poetry and music together.

Supported by his longtime band, Kelly moves effortlessly between intimate character studies and broader reflections on time, connection and the stories people use to understand their lives. At 70, there is reflection here, but little sense of looking backwards — Seventy instead captures an artist continuing to observe, question and create.

This Deluxe Edition adds a new recording of the Hoagy Carmichael classic Stardust, alongside special liner notes written by Paul Kelly and never-before-seen photographs.

A deeply human record from one of Australia's most important songwriters, Seventy is a reminder of why stories matter most when the world around us feels uncertain.

This Deluxe Edition is pressed on Transparent Gold Vinyl.