Live Review: MS MR, George Maple, Tigertown

MS MR brought technical prowess and a punchy energy to Sydney for their sold-out Splendour sideshow, culminating in a rowdy disco at Metro Theatre.

Indie pop rockers Tigertown flashed us with disco balls and a dazzling gold jacket. The familial five-piece offered 45 minutes of airy alt-pop allowing the Sydney crowd to forget about the painful cold outside and warm their souls with the talent on display.

The radiant George Maple almost had the crowd at capacity when she dropped Fixed. The heavy R&B bounced off the walls and set into the psyche. Maple's heavy beats and synth might have actually distracted from her cutting lyrics for those who weren't listening; those who were enjoyed tracks new and old. If for some reason people were watching without listening they would've seen a huge smile radiate from centre stage and hip movement in sync with Maple's seductive beats. Favourite, Talk Talk, was the closer.

Headliners MS MR walked on stage with eyes and arms as open as their ear to ear grins. Twenty-thirteen was their last trip down under and they seemed to have missed us. Vocalist Lizzy Plapinger threw her body around like a boxer, her shock of pink hair constantly moving as she delved into tracks from albums old and new. Max Hershenow wasn't content to play his keyboard and take producer credits. During the thumping crowd favorite Painted, he bounced with Plapinger, spinning around with breakneck speed.

Hershenow appeared to take the crowd's lead and hung on every lyric that dropped out of Plapinger's mouth. While the whole show was a hit, tracks Fantasy, Hurricane and the aforementioned Painted got the most rousing receptions. Title track of their most recent album, How Does It Feel, was also a favourite. Plapinger's airy vocals were on-point and her stage presence was palpable. Hershenow didn't miss a beat on keyboard and the backing band didn't let their stars down.