Melbourne-based Michael Paynter has achieved a lot in his short career, as evidenced by his acoustic album Money On Your Tongue shooting up the iTunes charts.
Thanks to his powerful and clean voice, his fans have flocked to him in a way not seen by just any old singer who decides to throw together an album.
Check out this interview where Paynter chats to Tim Cashmere about delays in his album release, cowriting songs with others and his time spent touring as a member of classic Australian rock band Icehouse.