Heath Burdell has done the hard yards, picking up his first guitar at the age of 10 and gigging in North Queensland bars and clubs by the age of 15. With his band Merlin’s Traffic, Heath spent his late teens and early 20s supporting acts like Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, The Whitlams, Jebediah, and The Superjesus. Sensing he’d done all he could do in North Queensland, he relocated to Eora/Sydney to focus on making his music dreams a reality. If his latest single “Fight of Your Life” is any indication, the move was well worth it.
Heath wrote “Fight of Your Life” about staring down adversity and overcoming the challenges that lay ahead. I love its classic rock sound. The press release compares it to music from 1970s West Coast American acts, but the grit and underdog storytelling quality reminds me more of Bob Seger or John Mellencamp. Either way, it’s good stuff.
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