Five years after 2000's ARIA-nominated Wanderin' Mind (croxt003), roots-pop outfit The Dunaways return with their second record, Great Western Tears, sounding older, wiser and beautifully melodic. Children, faith, romance, loss and simple daily observations colour these reflective but largely upbeat stories, and if anything, the melodic songwriting nous of Mark Narcowicz and Andrew Viney appears to have concentrated over time, producing a rootsy power-pop album of bright gems like Ride On Out OfTown and Sweetheart Of The Rodeo.