Live Review: Glass Towers, Sures, Jordan Lesser

The relatively small crowd who turned up early to see Jordan Lesser were rewarded for their effort with the singer putting in a fine set of swirling songs. Lesser's thoughtful and husky vocals seemed gentle over the driving piano, with the cello work adding depth to an intentionally minimalist set. A powerful performance from a name to watch.

Next up were SURES, who have definitely matured as performers in the past year. When they were first making a name for themselves, the young four-piece were a little up and down. However, this set was 30 minutes of straight pop-punk gems, with the band confidently running through their growing back catalogue. As always, Poseidon and new track, Waste, were standouts, with the band's rubbery hooks ensuring the swiftly growing crowd were primed for the main act.

Last up were breakout kids Glass Towers, who took to the stage to the clamouring of a now sold-out crowd. Pretty impressive for a young band, with the lads in good form right from the get-go. The jangly guitar riffs washed over the crowd, while the underrated rhythm section drove the songs along and set a platform for the excited crowd to dance to.

In reality, the set was more of a party than a performance. The crowd embraced the band and took every opportunity to sing and dance along to each track, and Glass Towers loved every minute of it. Album tracks, The Best Of Friends and Tonight, got the dance floor moving early, and also induced one of the strangest instances of mass dance-stage-diving ever witnessed at The Standard.

Stage antics aside, the strength of the set was noticeable. The sound hit the crowd hard and filled every corner of the largish venue; however the subtleties of the guitar work were also clearly evident. Come summer festival time, these guys will be heading a lot of bills. 

And by the time crowd favourite, Halcyon, closed out the set, it was clear there were some new kings of the local indie rock scene.