Live Review: Fractures, ADKOB, Stay At Home Son

A small crowd gathered to hear Stay At Home Son's set. The three-piece's chill electro was a great start to the night and had us in high spirits for the rest of the proceedings.

Sydney's ADKOB injected some groove into the evening with their unique indie sound. They're fun and percussive and have the crowd dancing from the second song of their set. New track Helium was a standout, and of course triple j favourite Glue got a run.

Drawing us in with a dreamy, atmospheric soundscape, Fractures, aka Mark Zito, launched his debut album Still Here backed by a four-piece band. The five-piece created lush tracks that peaked and troughed between moody synths and rock-worthy guitar solos; bringing the emotive elements of the album alive. As the audience we were taken on the journey with them, flitting between gentle swaying and watching on in awe as we were hit with a thick wall of drums, guitar and bass — it's a testament the group's cohesiveness to be able to switch between the two so gracefully.

Zito took the time to introduce each song, aiming to break up the despair-ridden and depressive themes that feature in his songs with some 'arid' humour. He praised us for selling out the venue and being a great crowd (even if we didn't find him funny).

Despite this being an album launch, the set traversed new and old territories, from Alchemy to It's Alright. Lowcast, "a song popular with the youth", emerged second to last, which appeased the crowd who had likely heard the song on triple j; while brooding I Don't Mind was chosen to see us off.