On Sunday night Boy & Bear played their second Sydney show of the weekend to yet another sold out crowd at the Enmore Theatre. The majority of the audience had wised up to the rewards that came with the purchase of a ticket and flooded the Enmore early to catch Sydneysiders Battleships. Though still a relatively young band, Battleships warmed up the hoards with an impressive brand of spacey indie rock.

Sydney locals and indie rock darlings Boy & Bear were quick to admit that it had been too long since they last played to Australian audiences but promised they had something to show for their absence – a highly anticipated sophomore studio album titled Harlequin Dream. As to be expected, the guys worked their way through the album, nailing the new stuff and also revisiting some old favourites from their 2011 debut album Moonshine. As soon as the indie rockers hit the stage they launched straight into Three Headed Women, the second single to be lifted off Harlequin Dream, which rolled on into Rabbit Song and then transformed into Lordy May – Dave Hosking's voice navigating the lyrics with ease and only pausing for breath and a break at the end of the third track. His delicious, crooning vocals undoubtedly have the ability to steal any limelight when he is up on stage. It's refreshing and a little surprising just how similar his voice sounds when he is performing live to the way it sounds on the record and it's clear that there's no magic or tricks producing what fans listen to on their iPod, just raw talent.

What makes the live show any different to listening to Boy & Bear through your headphones is the infectious sense of energy and charisma that the quintet bring to the stage. Though Tim Hart killed it on drums, he had competition from the crowd who kept time with a steady pulse of stamping, clapping and cheering as if they wanted to be a part of the magic that was happening in front of them. The 90-minute set was concluded with Feeding Line and that was that – Boy & Bear stuck to their own rule of no encores and although they had given the crowd ample warning of this rule, the audience was still left wanting more.