Tony Cook or Laidback Tones as he is often referred to around north, north western and central Queensland, is a country music artist who has quietly been building a collection of original material, focused on his personal experiences and passions.

Tone’s music reflects his background. Some also say his music reflects the essence of country outback culture. His background is diverse, from working on cattle and sheep stations to jumping out of aeroplanes while serving in our Defence Force, he has a few unique life experiences to draw from.

Since retiring from the ADF a fair while ago, he has released one EP and is currently working on his second collection of original material for a debut album. It’s taken nearly 3 years to produce but Tony released his first single off the album in March 2017 titled “Laidback Country” which has done remarkably well.

The song made a number of charts around the country, most notably reac...