Riveresque (styled as river'esque) is the ninth studio album by Australian folk rockers, Weddings Parties Anything.
[1] It was released in September 1996 with band members co-producing alongside Cameron Craig and Dylan Hughes.
[6][7] The bonus CD has three cover versions: Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe", Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh's "From the Heart", and Ewan MacColl's "Sweet Thames Flow Softly".
[7] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt that river'esque was "another top-notch release, mixing storming rockers with pristine ballads.
"[1] Aaron Badgley of AllMusic opined that "the band has their trademark sound, mostly due to Michael Thomas's impassioned vocals, but there seemed to be a new energy in this release.