Reviews

'Persephone Dreams' is a major shift away from the sharp, beat heavy electronica NZCA Lines was crafting on his debut.

A young and promising Aussie band, having a solid crack at the hardcore game.

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Leave it to Perkins to raise the bar. He shares vocals with Dan Sultan on a rowdy, rockabilly rendition of When The Saints Go Marching In (St Kilda's theme song)

"it's no wonder their setlists read like a greatest hits compilations, but we can't imagine it would be better any other way."

Soft-spoken Grabowsky slides effortlessly between gentle tinkering to thunderous flourishes, his face a physical contortion of accents, beats and rhythms.

Bull delivers some pearls of wisdom tonight and, observing the crowd, a lot of people are clearly here because they can empathise with his lyrics.