Emerging last year with his debut, 'Echo Park,' Melbourne based singer/songwriter Jimmy Hawk earned widespread acclaim for his redefining of the folk genre for a modern audience. Hawk is now being backed by a full band aptly named The Endless Party. Filled with a sense of warmth and humbleness, the new sophomore self-titled long player is inspired by the kaleidoscopic nature of romance. Filled with a sense of warmth and humbleness, conjuring nostalgia yet combining it with modernity, Hawk's lyrics are reminiscent of the beauty of the late Elliott Smith fused with the upbeat art rock of the Velvet Underground. Hawk's delicately interlaced melodies, succinct lyricism and croon not unlike fellow garage lo-fi connoisseur Ariel Pink shine with a sense of honesty and calmness.