With The Candle and the Flame now available, Robert Forster has released four albums since the death of his Go-Betweens bandmate, Grant McLennan. Forster began playing solo after The Go-Betweens’ ...

The Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster will release a new solo album, The Candle and the Flame, on February 3 via Tapete. This is Forster’s most personal record to date, as it features his whole ...

Australian singer/songwriter Robert Forster has always maintained this rosy life philosophy, but unexpected events that affected his family during the recent pandemic pretty much hammered it into ...

Anyone who cooks while listening to music should appreciate Robert Forster‘s video for “Tender Years,” the second song released from his upcoming album, The Candle And The Flame. The Go-Betweens ...

But still, the reaction is surprising. Just before “Spring Rain” – the set’s sixth song – Forster mutters “it’s going well.” Up to this point, four songs draw from The Candle and one, “One Bird in the ...

Well this wasn’t on our bingo card for 2023. But nonetheless, it brings us great joy to pass on the news that Robert Forster, frontman of The Go-Betweens, has just fulfilled his lifelong dream of ...

Robert Forster, leader of the Go-Betweens, has launched a new signature brand of muesli, which is named for a Go-Betweens song: “Spring Rain” has been modified to “Spring Grain.” The muesli also has ...

Go Betweens co-founder Robert Forster lost his writing partner and bandmate of 30 years, Grant McLennen, and for a while, wasn't sure about his musical future. The Evangelist is Forster's first solo ...

However, this is not the source of such retrospection. The Candle and the Flame’s opener “She’s a Fighter” lays it out. Its sole lyrics are repeated: “She’s a fighter, fighting for good.” Forster’s ...

Dear friends, pull up chairs, this is a difficult and lengthy post. It is tough news that I wish to share with you and not for you to pick up second hand on the internet over the next months. In early ...