The trio's seventh LP Coming Up For Air hit the shelves earlier this month, having been recorded at Base Studios in South Melbourne with ARIA award-winning engineer Phil Threlfall.

With vocalist Phil Dean known for his storytelling technique, the new album is full of wonderfully authentic tales of the sea, convicts and murder ballads.

CC Thornley records his electric banjo in the studio for the first time, overdriving the valves with some blistering playing while Claire Johnstone brings a Celtic touch to the songs with her tasteful fiddle playing.

With 250 shows under their belt and nine years since their first show, Zeptepi have become one of the most exciting live acts in Australia.

Regulars on the festival circuit, the band's sound has developed over the years into something identifiably their own.

The act merges elements of post-punk acts such as Waterboys and The Pogues with more traditional Celtic and Australian folk sounds.

Back from a hugely successful UK tour in August, the band's Ballarat gig will feature a stripped back show alongside double bassist Patrick Lyons. Zeptepi will perform at Babushka Lounge tomorrow night.