Live Review: Chet Faker

If you thought the Art Gallery Of WA was nothing but a semi-expensive gift shop and a couple of expensive paintings, think again. Last Thursday night was the final night of ArtBar 2013, the final night out of four where guests could view the gallery at night and be treated to some musical goodness. For the wrap-up, it was Chet Faker on the menu.

The crowd consisted of art enthusiasts, art students, art nerds and just plain ol' indies. So if you were ever wondering where your arty friends were last Thursday night, they were here. As the music and lights began to dim Russell Woolf introduced Chet Faker, giving a brief background of the Melbourne artist. Once Woolf sat down a guitarist and bassist came on and began to play an eerie instrumental, seducing audiences in and preparing them for all things Faker. Soon enough a drummer appeared and finally Chet Faker himself, who joined the boys in the instrumental, although the music was slightly drowned out in the crowd's cheers. The build-up slowly led into Archangel.

Chet Faker turned a normal Thursday drinking night into a magical night with soul, a keyboard and a respectable beard. Even the oldies were impressed with Mr Faker. After a few songs such as Solo Sunrise and Love And Feeling, the familiar chord progression of I'm Into You was played and everyone began to get excited. All of a sudden the majority of the stage dwellers began to watch the performance through the camera of their phones.

Chet walked off stage once he finished the song, hopping back up after a minute before telling us he forgot to play one more song, which he described as a cover and the only cover he would leave to play last: the famous No Diggity. He performed it effortlessly and included an extended instrumental, leaving the audience mesmerised. After this he and the band left the stage and everyone was left feeling pretty bloody musically satisfied for the night.