Tasmania’s Sheyana Band have always worn their musical influences on their sleeve: blues, soul, country and rock are blended into songs that feel lived-in rather than assembled. “All The Best,” released in mid-October 2025, arrives as a career-shorthand: a compilation that stitches three new studio tracks into a selection of fan favourites from Big Love and the Ricochet EP. For listeners curious where the band sits today, it’s an eminently generous primer.
The record kicks off with “Forth Valley Blues”, an opening that sets the tone with its raw, raucous and unapologetically electric delivery. The track places Sheyana squarely in the experimental side of the blues with its funk, rock and electric influences. It’s a statement that immediately signals authenticity, and that’s the album’s strength: it sounds like a band who live and breathe this music, not one chasing a trend.
“Remarkable Man” is an energetic re-recording of their hit from the Ricochet EP, and arrives like an adrenaline rush rather than a heavy impact. The electrifying guitar lines and propulsive drums frame the storytelling wonderfully, allowing Sheyana’s powerful delivery to shine even brighter.
Their hit track from the Big Love album, “Soul Sister,” is also featured in the collection, and marks a point where the album softens into seduction and warmth. It’s a reminder of Sheyana’s range: the band can swing from grit to soulful blues and make both feel wholly natural.
As a compilation, All The Best balances the rough-hewn energy of live-band playing with studio polish. The sequencing privileges momentum, but eases through soulful mid-tempo numbers. That arc helps the record avoid a common pitfall of “greatest hits” collections and presents itself as a coherent album of its own.
All The Best works on two levels: as an accessible entry point for newcomers, and as a modest reward for fans. It isn’t a radical reinvention, but it consolidates the Sheyana Band’s strengths: expressive vocals, muscular roots instrumentation, and an authentic blues/soul sensibility.