For the last few years Ben Lee has held the mantle of Lord of Australian Alt-Pop.
His catchy, left field songs have had huge success in Australia and in the US where he now lives, even if Bernard Fanning does think he's a little C-Bomb.
But with his latest effort not receiving the critical acclaim of his previous CD's, Lee is being challenged by Jebediah front man, Kevin Mitchell, who's second solo album is proving immensly popular.
Mitchell, who releases his solo work under the Bob Evans moniker (Don't ask me why artists who go solo do this) received a warm welcome for his first record, 2006's "Suburban Songbook" and his second effort, released this year, "Goodnight, Bull Creek!" is shaping up to be an even bigger hit.
Whereas "Suburban Songbook" was criticised for being overly happy and lacking any meaning, "Goodnight, Bull Creek!" is a more mature album, a mix of up beat pop combined with some more sombre serious tracks.
Speaking in today's SMH, Mitchell, or Evans or what he's calling himself today credits turning 30 as the reason why his music has changed.
"I think what happened there [turning 30] was a bit of a clean slate that appeared for me that I didn't really value and when I started to look at this new beginning as a positive thing I started to find all the things I could take advantage of."
Songs such as "Hand Me Downs" and "Pasha Bulka" are great examples of how Mitchell/Evans has matured as an artist and has just about stolen Lee's crown.
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