Went out last night to see Gerling play at the Zoo. It was unbelievably awesome! They played a good mix of new and old stuff, the absolute highlight being the encore – Ghost Patrol!! Anyone who’s never seen them or doesn’t know who they are should get out and see them next time they’re in town. They’re a mad live show, doesn’t realy matter what you’re into. They were supported by Dappled Cities Fly whose insane dynamics and accents earned them instant respect in my books.
We met up with a couple from the Goldcoast. They were realy friendly and we ended up all staying out till the 3am lockout, just talking and experiencing the wierdness of other people in general. We swapped numbers and stuff so hopefully we’ll see them again.
The only regret of the night was that I left without getting one of those wicked Gerling benies.
Also discovered a new band a couple of weeks ago. A friend of a friend described them as “cooky pop”. That got me interested, and as soon as I hit their website I fell in love with their artwork. One of their album covers features one robot handing love to another on floppy disk! And the track listing takes me back to the good old days of BASICA on the TRaSh-80.
Musically they sound a bit like Grandaddy but with one major difference: Whereas Grandaddy will throw in shameless pop-candy to relieve the otherwise brooding nature of their songs, Sekiden tend to feature it more as a main ingredient. This makes for some pretty catchy songs, you just have to be in the right head-space to appreciate them.
They were supported by the Zoobombs, a nutzoid Japanese “funk hardcore” band. Nuff said.