PeaceSydney locals Food Court g’eed the crowd in the small but perfectly formed venue up nicely with their blend of infectious garage-pop, before Peace strolled onto the stage with little more than a ‘hello’ as they blasted out Money and old favourite, Follow Baby.
Frontman Harrison Koisser was a man of few words tonight, avoiding the inane chat that often awkwardly fills the silence between instrument changeovers, and whilst there was little crowd interaction, or indeed much sign they really wanted to be there, they got on with the job in hand, delivering a performance that took the audience on a musical rollercoaster, transitioning from the upbeat anthem for the disillusioned youth, Gen Strange, into the sway-tastic and (in his own words) “vintage” track California Daze, before powering on into a singalong of Wraith.
The band’s mix of old and new tracks kept fans on all ends of the spectrum happy, and a special shout-out goes to the guy in front who was loudly speculating between EVERY song that the next one was DEFINITELY going to be 2012’s EP track, 1998 (Delicious).
The band silently ditched their instruments and left the stage after a crowd-pleasing Bloodshake, swiftly returning for an encore starting with… 1998 (Delicious). Naturally, the guys in front lost their shit, but rightly so – this track will always stand miles ahead of their other work, at least when it comes to the live show.
Feeling a bit sceptical after World Pleasure was announced as the set closer, this writer was happy to have her mind changed as the six-minute song built up to a buzzing crescendo and got the entire room moving. This is definitely a track that needs to be heard live.
Harrison and co left the audience in the perfect mood for the rest of their Friday night as they departed the stage with a simple, “One love babes, I’ll see you in a bit.” One love indeed. Babes.
