Lukas Murphy, Journalist

About halfway through his set Bob put a point to the crowd: to all those who were yelling out requests, they had to get up on stage and help him sing.

Fairbridge remains one of the few festivals where sing-alongs are encouraged, showers are not and the juveniles are talented, not drunk. As an attendee’s t-shirt read: FOLK YEAH!

This intimate concert was a prime example of the Australian Theatre Tour providing some of his most incredible appearances and performances to date.

There are a few slower songs in the mix here and there, but they’re still huge in sound, energy and elation. I am thoroughly enjoying playing this album all the time.

Highlights on this album include the opening track Voodoo Mademoiselle, which just rocks super hard, Devil’s Due, and if you don’t mind the odd full-length rock opera, tracks seven through 11 collectively make up the seven-part epic, A Mind Slip.

Not to produce lacklustre material, SOJA still pushes through the technicalities to deliver another album to inspire, stir your soul and groove along to.

This debut is one of the strongest to break through to a wider audience in recent times, and is well worth a listen.

If you’re pissed off at someone or you’ve had a particularly bad day it’s definitely worth your while to have it close to hand for playing as loud as you can while you scream along.