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Complementing all the relaxed charm of the headline act, Brisbane’s indie pop gem, Little Scout proved to be the ideal support act at the Zoo on Friday night. Formed almost two years ago, this unique and gifted group of friends provided a welcome relief from the current crop of local indie acts, showing true musical talent and great interaction, both on stage, and with the crowd. Stand out songs included Paper Aeroplanes off their latest EP Different in the Distance and a hypnotising cover of The Kinks Sunny Afternoon. If you like your indie bursting with talent, imagination and melody, Little Scout is the band for you. It really is impossible to listen to these kids and not be transported to an altogether rather whimsical place.

Alas, this distraction from the inferno that is The Zoo in the summer ended all too soon and after approximately ten glasses of water in the vain attempt to avoid heatstroke, Camera Obscura hit the stage.

For a Glaswegian band rather used to slightly less humid conditions, Camera Obscura managed to cope with the high temperatures remarkably well, with only a few digs by lead singer Tracyanne Campbell to the lack of fans on stage, to which guitarist Kenny McKeeve skilfully pointed out the crowd of sweaty fans gathered in front of the stage. This banter continued throughout their set, showing a band that is not only rather freakishly talented, but also a great bunch of friends; of course, the accents also added to their charm.

To keep things interesting, the band switched effortlessly between the old and new favourites, including Swans, Honey in the Sun and My Maudlin Career , off 2009’s release of the same name and Pen and Notebook from their first album Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi. The definite crowd favourite of the night though, was Let’s Get Out of This Country’s hit If Looks Could Kill which had the majority of punter singing and swaying along to the melody, helping to further increase the temperature. Sharing sweat with strangers at an indie pop gig of the likes of Camera Obscura was not something I expected to go through, however, it was a small and welcome price to pay. With the band’s easy charisma, dreamy melodies and witty lyrics, it’s not too hard to see why Camera Obscura made it into Pitchfork’s prestigious top 200 albums of the 2000’s.

Unfortunately, after what seemed like only a few minutes of playing, despite a two song encore, the gig came to a rather unwanted close. Never fear though, for those of you unlucky enough to have missed the show, there were hints of the band returning soon, or at least retiring here, and with the reaction they received at The Zoo, I doubt they will be allowed to do anything but return in their full glory soon.