Peabody, Mean Streaks, LittleLovers @ Troubadour,13/05/2005

Sun 15th May, 2005 in Gig Reviews

Local three piece Little Lovers kicked off the evening’s proceedings with their indie-pop-rock stylings and they even pulled out some sit-on-the-floor glockenspiel action early into their set.

Next up were another local outfit­- five piece the Mean Streaks. It appears that they have already accrued a respectable following; or that they have a lot of friends! A somewhat eclectic sound, mostly melodic rock with elements of screamo sensibilities all stirred in for good measure. The band indulged in a round of musical chairs mid-set (the drummer and the vocalist swapping roles for a song) and also threw in a trumpet solo or two (courtesy of multi-instrumental drummer) into the mix.

After two relatively short sets (averaging half an hour each) from the supports acts, out onto the Troubadour stage came the rock-punk-hardcore Sydney three piece Peabody.

The Troubadour is a gorgeous smaller venue, with delicate soft lighting, plush couches and ergonomically flawed but oozing with retro-cred velvet cube seats. All these elements make it an ideal setting for low-key and intimate artist showcases and although perfect for acoustically driven balladeers; Peabody came to rock!

Despite vocalist and guitarist Bruno Brayovic’s call for the audience to perform some interpretive dance, many punters chose to sit on the floor or the fore mentioned couches and sip on their drinks. The boys dove headfirst into their trademark old-school rock tunes regardless, pulling out Professional Againster favourite Stupid Boy very early in the show. However, the majority of the track listing constituted their new second release, The New Violence. Undoubtedly the most well received song was current radio socialite Wrecking Ball. By this stage of the night a number of the audience had stood up in order to tap their feet and throw their heads around in time to the music. Their single Got You On My Radar also received a similar reaction.

In spite of the lack of physical appreciation, those gathered enjoyed themselves and the band was clearly chuffed to be called out again for a genuine encore performance. 

It was difficult to fault the performance of the band; they played an incredibly tight, energetic and near flawless set (bar one minor tuning malfunction). Let’s hope that next time they visit Brisbane more sweaty rock-pigs turn up to give their show a sense of rock and roll authenticity.