Live Review: Emma Louise, Lilt, Angus Dawson

It was a little odd to find seats set amidst the venue floor of the Fly by Night in Fremantle, the venue which had the opportunity to a house a part of Emma Louise's Perth leg of her tour. The concert by all means did not feel like a sitting gig, with support act Lilt and Emma Louise herself finding it different to what they expected. Still, the show had to go on, and it was an enjoyable night nonetheless - a great opportunity to kick back with a beer and watch a couple of stellar acts in the heart of Freo.

Angus Dawson was the first act to step on to the old-classic music-hall stage. With the crowd attentively listening to his well-crafted beats and crisp, electronic samples, a mystic aura formed throughout the venue as the punters were audibly pleasured to listen to Dawson's music. Backed by an even more talented team behind him on instrumentals, Dawson was a musical force to be reckoned with.

Lilt were up next and smashed out some sexy, shimmering electronic-indie. Louise Penman was donning an uber-stylish silvery raincoat, becoming the personification of a human disco ball. Not to sound cliche or pedantic, but the group gave off some serious London Grammar vibes, even covering song Hey Now mid-set, a nice piece which echoed nicely throughout the nicely spaced venue.

A mixture of emotions was what pervaded Emma Louise's set. It was in the witty dialogue in between songs which gave her performance emotive colour. Alternating between bouts of nostalgia, heartbreak and life-changing instances - Louise managed to provide extra layers behind her songs through humorous anecdotes and song dedications to men she failed to approach romantically.

With the onset of her set featuring the tracks Talk Baby Talk, Boy and Mirrors, Louise encouraged the seated crowd to stand up - prompting a small clique of punters to form around the front of the stage to jostle at Louise's vocal soliloquys. Beginning to finish up her set with tracks West End Kids and Illuminate, she was really beginning to hit home on the emotional side.

Arguing there was no point in performing encores, the punters began stomping their feet, demanding more tracks through thunderous rhythm. Topping off her set with Two Bodies and Jungle, Louise successfully closed her show with soothing, emotional rhythms and a love for her backing band (each member being a close friend), thanking each for such a great show.