Project Description
MARMOZETS
+ Vacations
@ The Lansdowne
(Live Review)
18/07/18
Reviewer: Jess Moog
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In my opinion, music in general is DOPE. However, being the heartless toad I am, it actually takes a lot for a band to fully shake me to my core. Well my friends, I can honestly say that on Wednesday evening, I was SHOOK.
British hard rockers Marmozets are down under to play everyone’s fave winter wonderland, Splendour in the Grass. Thank goodness they decided to throw in a couple of sideshows too, because their performance in Sydney was, for a lack of a better phrase, a ferocious tit-tingling time, and I am honestly still reeling from it as I sit on my smelly couch today.
Opening the night we had beachy Newcastle band Vacations. These dudes are relatively popular up in Newy, so I was very keen to see them play. At first I was pretty confused as to why they had been chosen to support such a hard, grungy band; not because I think they’re terrible (I enjoyed them thoroughly), but because their music is essentially a whole different genre of music. Nevertheless, their groovy drum beats and Mac Demarco-esque vibe infected the gathering crowd with copious amounts of swaying heads and genuine smiles. All the band members looked happy and relaxed, with their soft movements correlating well with their chilled out tracks. They breezed through their short set and eventually walked off to an appreciative audience.
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VACATIONS // Photo by David Fulham
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A short interlude ensued, before the stage lights slowly dimmed. Some weird eerie soundbite rumbled through the room, making the crowd stir, and on come Marmozets. They instantly got stuck into their fast-paced tune ‘Play’, receiving stoked reactions from the solid pool of show-goers. As soon as frontwoman Becca opened her mouth, I was covered in goose pimples. Ugh I tell yah what, that girl can fricken WAIL! By the time their intro song ended, my jaw had made a hearty hole in the Lansdowne’s sticky floor, where it stayed for pretty much the rest of the set.
The Brits continued on with a consistent flow of hard-hitting songs, including ‘Why Do You Hate Me?’, ‘Particle’ and the commercially successful ‘Habits’. If someone were to ask me what their music sounds like, I would probably refer to them as a female fronted Origins of Symmetry-era Muse, but with more of a mad punk influence. I was actually getting some Rage Against the Machine energy via their rough static riffs too, and was also super impressed with their tendency to use really odd timing in a few of their tracks.
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Everyone in the room was getting into the gig in some way or another, with movements ranging from vigorous neck-whipping to subtly tapping toes. The crowd was also very vocal, harmonising along with most of the songs, especially the tune ‘Captivate You’, which received a beautiful backing choir on the floor. Speaking of captivating though, the movements that were happening on stage were honestly just as impressive as the music. Drummer Josh was an obvious standout, often jumping up on his stool mid song to get a crowd clap going. I also personally enjoyed his side-to-side head bobble. Becca was cutting some seriously sassy shapes throughout most of the set, swishing her little elbows around and throwing us all deadly stank faces through matted hair. She also jumped into the pit to sing ‘Move Shake Hide’ with everybody, which was awesome to see.
As soon as they fired up ‘Major System Error’, the audience knew it would be the concluding song of the night. But despite everyone’s disappointment, there were absolutely no sooky faces insight; instead, the dancefloor became a noisy sea of hands and excited heads. Finally the band thanked the room and exited the stage, putting a cork in what can only be described as a genuinely spectacular evening.
Amarmomazing.
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