Live Review: Lapsley, Buoy

Sydney-based artist BUOY graced the stage with her ethereal vocals and textured, glitchy music. She used loops to maintain ambience and hinted at her mad classical piano skills, playing the role of melodic vocals and multi-instrumentalist this evening. Her sound emulates that of Banks and FKA Twigs, but unfortunately it wasn't as smooth. Crowd interest waned, but she remained humble and appreciative of the attention she received.

English songstress Lapsley, who was stoked to have sold out her show tonight, kicked off with Burn. Radio-friendly hit Cliff followed, pepping up the crowd, bringing them out of their hump day slump. Her voice was virtuous and had gusto, which was perfectly showcased when she took a moment to sit down and play a stripped-back voice and keys rendition of Painter. Lapsley's voice wasn't her only appeal; she was sassy and knew how to provide good banter. It being her first visit to Australia, she claims she's learnt quite a few Australian words, lending her best Australian accent to putting her favourite, 'cooked', into a sentence.

Operator (He Doesn't Call Me) got us groovin' on the dancefloor under rainbow lighting, and Love Is Blind definitely struck a chord with the crowd, becoming a highlight. Hitting us right in feels, she reveals that Station is her favourite song to play and that it means a lot to her due to it being first song she ever put online; the audience cheered her on and had a dance to the last song.

The band exited left of stage, but returned for an encore, launching into Kate Bush cover This Woman's Work. Raw track Hurt Me closed out a tight, one-hour set with a one-two punch.