Lyrics by Toby Martin
William Toby Martin (born 5 August 1975), is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, academic, and lecturer at University of Huddersfield UK. Martin is the grandson of Hungarian-born Australian poet David Martin and has a PhD in the history of Australian music from the University of Sydney. After fronting Sydney-based band Youth Group from 1996 to 2009, Martin developed his solo career, releasing his first album, Love's Shadow in 2012. Martin's PhD thesis, published in 2012, is titled "Yodelling boundary riders : country music in Australia, 1936–2010". In 2017, Martin released his second solo album, entitled Songs from Northam Avenue. The album was written in Bankstown, and features musical accompaniment by several locals to the area.
The lyrics of Toby Martin's songs often follow certain patterns that you can discover if you pay close attention. Are you up for finding out what they are?
To discover the patterns in Toby Martin's songs, you just have to read their lyrics carefully, paying attention not just to what they say, but how they are constructed.
Analyzing the lyrics of Toby Martin's songs can be a lot of fun and if you enjoy composing, it can help you find formulas to create your own compositions.
Sometimes Toby Martin's songs help us express what we think or feel. Is that the case for you?
