2005’s Brighter Day was a career defining album for Troy.

Like the great songwriters who have inspired him, such as Merle Haggard and Bruce Springsteen, the songs are based in fact but not strictly autobiographical.

The album features guest vocals from such luminaries as Kasey Chambers (who is heard on Lonesome But Free and Getaway Car) and Jimmy Barnes (Walking Away), but even their distinctive voices are woven into the fabric of the songs, leaving the focus on the man whose name is on the cover.

With Brighter Day, Troy Cassar-Daley offers a remarkable view of Australia in 2005. Filled with hard work, humour, love and consequences, it gets to the heart of why we do the things we do and what happens when what we know is taken from us. While working with some of the country’s most accomplished songwriters and singers he has crafted one of his most personal albums.