If you haven't heard of Fat Freddy's Drop, do yourself a favour and look them up, because these guys are gaining some serious momentum, and following the launch of their latest album, Blackbird, it appears the only way is up for this super talented bunch of Kiwis. Thursday night at The Enmore Theatre was the start of the sold-out, Australian leg of the Blackbird album world tour, and the perennial soul shakers had the entire crowd bouncing off the walls from start to finish.

Jones Jr. were the supporting act and did an amazing job of warming up the steadily growing crowd. This is the first time the soulful duo, comprising of Katoomba boys Evan Jones and Morgan Jones (no relationship, just an odd coincidence), have embarked on a full national Australian tour, playing a selection of songs from their recently released album, The Soultape 2.

By the time the Fat Freddy's Drop boys took the stage there was sweat literally dripping from the walls and ceiling. They brought with them an infectious energy that had the whole crowd going absolutely wild. The guys opened their set with Blackbird and the instant connection they had with punters was truly inspiring. Despite each song going for around 20 minutes, the crowd never lost their energy and the Fat Freddy's guys took us on a tour of what they said was “all the different flavours off the album”. Slowing it down a notch the guys went on to play what they said was one of their favourite hits, Soldier, and ended the night with the crowd favourite, Shiverman.

There is no single way to describe the Fat Freddy's Drop experience. If you imagine a big swing band with some sweet DJ beats, soulful tunes, a dub/reggae vibe and an overweight, hip-thrusting, strip-teasing trombone player, then you might have just touched on what one of their shows will entail. But in all seriousness, a special shout-out does need to go to Joe Lindsay on the trombone, who did an amazing Miley Cyrus impersonation, 'twerking' his way around the stage non-stop and stripping down from his snug white suit to appear virtually naked by the end of the show!