Live Review: Grouplove, Lisa Mitchell

"Once there was a girl who was doing her washing in the city, she got bored and this happened," Lisa Mitchell tells us before Coin Laundry. Looking like a woodland fairy, the Spiritus singer is all about the big white sleeves and fluid dancing tonight. Mitchell's been writing lots of new music and her latest single The Boys is a light and airy, feel-good tune to twirl around to. Some new electronic-tinged arrangements of old favourites including Neopolitan Dreams and Oh! Hark! are equally mesmerising.

"Hey, here's the deal: we're back in business!" Grouplove shout in unison. They let out primitive screams and animalistic head-banging matches their striking leopard-print attire. They quickly fill us up with Lovely Cup and dive into the moshpit by song three.

Hannah Hooper tells us her band has been waiting for what seems like forever to put their new music out and Big Mess (featuring 11 new songs) is now almost ready to drop. It's only the second time Grouplove have played new song Do You Love Someone live, but they're already sounding comfortable. Co-vocalists Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi have recently inducted their newest little member into the Grouplove band family and Welcome To Your Life is a fitting title inspired by their newborn.

We put one arm around the person to our left and the other around the person to our right. There's a whole lot of love in the room. "This is what Grouplove is all about!" Hooper explains. They claim that they've played the best shows of their career in Australia and we make sure that this third sold out show on the tour is no exception. Tonight Grouplove mostly play tracks from their first two albums, but promise to come back soon and play more of their new material.

Grouplove have discovered shoeys during their visit Down Under and tonight is guitarist Andrew Wessen's turn; he consumes plenty of shoe-foot vitamins on stage. The mosh ignites for a cover of Beastie Boys' Sabotage and our hands stay high up in the air to salute Ways To Go. Zucconi enthuses, "This tour makes us want to keep doing this for the rest of our lives!" And on the count of three, the crowd makes as much noise as possible to send them off with Colours.