Chris Hayden, Journalist

“Even though it’s a pain in the arse sometimes, when we all lock in together and we’re up on stage it’s a pretty magic experience.

The night contains a significant turning point as the line “smoking cigarettes” is replaced with “smoking crystal meth”.

“We actually started promoting the first single for the record over 12 months ago so it’s been a very long journey to the actual release of the album."

An ill advised detour into jazz fusion on Lover’s Resolution never really takes off, but sits as a testament to the ambition coursing through Beam’s wonderfully musical veins.

If Avery and co. can stay focussed on this endeavour for long enough to gain some momentum, he may well have something pretty special on his hands.

As an album it’s listless, inconsistent and generally addictive. Williams is more than the sum of her parts.

There’s an old-fashioned romance at the core of this record, and it’s that much stronger for it.

For !!! to stay this focussed and relevant years after the music world was supposed to have passed them by is a testament not only to their enduring vision, but also to their status as a great band; plain and simple.

“Some of what we’re talking about is just a time when we all partied at this house in that area."

“Early on it was hard to get people to actually pay attention to the songs themselves; they’d often get a bit lost in the story of the whole thing, you know, our ages and stuff."

Addamo has upheld her bourgeoning reputation as one of the city’s brightest new talents.

“I feel like I’m losing my soul with all these interviews. Let’s talk about a microphone or something.”