Mitch L. Ryan

This study of Dick Diver’s acclaimed 2013 album, Calendar Days, discusses the work within its cultural and historical context. Critically acclaimed upon its 2013 release, Dick Diver’s album Calendar Days was consistently praised for its “Australianness.” Across the album’s 11 tracks, the group poeticise the banality of daily life and distil it into melodic pop music that leans on colloquial...

This study of Dick Diver’s acclaimed 2013 album, Calendar Days, discusses the work within its cultural and historical context. Critically acclaimed upon its 2013 release, Dick Diver’s album Calendar Days was consistently praised for its “Australianness.” Across the album’s 11 tracks, the group poeticises the banality of daily life and distils it into melodic pop music that leans on colloquial...