Live Review: Katy Steele, Benjamin Witt, Kitchen People

The four-piece Kitchen People launched into sonic 90’s astro-synth pop, whining vocals with a hint of that underground punk edge. Frontman Jake Suriano delivered a range of chunky overdriven guitar choruses as bassist appeared to be possessed by the sounds of the wild, pop music they made. Vin, most well known for his frontman role in Hideous Sun Demon and his synth work in Dream Rimmy added that “care-free middle-finger” characteristic to their set.

The impressive instrumental intro comprised of tenor sax, a funky, looped guitar riff and double bass had eyes set on solo man Benjamin Witt. Their vocals seemed to play a small role in their songs as they were just focused on really cool, extended compositions. Brett Smith had his hands full being the multi-instrumentalist of the group and also indulging in a classy glass of red. These classy boys are all about textures, dynamics, eccentricity and exploring the technical depths of musical sound bites. Their ability to calculate the strange jazz influenced chords and time signatures shows their dedication to their art form and their passion invested in a great career.

The wonderful Katy Steele is back and shining golden with her new take on her music career. The powerful vocalist and frontwoman of former band Little Birdy has taken to the keys and sampling world with her new solo album. The vibrant and frivolous pop Steele showed off was energetic, romantic and aurally stunning. Soaring through hit after hit, she brought the help of her loyal companions Sam and Stevie once again to help her bring her projects to life; they did just that. She continued on to play a pop ballad called Lonely. Its eerie chords and epic build up into the chorus finale leave your body numb. Everyone who watched her performance can vouch for the fact that Katy is not only a WA alt rock icon but she can produce infectious, realistic pop music too.