Australia's pre-eminent song man, Paul Kelly doesn't make bad albums, it's more a question of how good. His first solo work since 1998's Words And Music, Nothing But a Dream is a solid return. From the wonderfully eclectic Professor Ratbaggy and Uncle Bill records and the hugely successful Roll on Summer EP, he returns in 2001 with his 9th studio album, Nothing But a Dream, lead by the classic single, Somewhere in the City, and featuring Would You Be My Friend? with trademark backing by Nick Cave's right-hand man Mick Harvey, and the acoustic ballad of a homeless man in Smoke Under the Bridge.