Live Review: Sky Ferreira, Eves - The Prince

Right to the minute, Eves' set starts on time. The small, thin girl with a brown bob that we see matches the whispery, soft, falsetto-filled vocals we’ve heard on radio. We’re only graced with her presence for 20 minutes, but the indie pop artist makes a considerable impact, particularly with her radio-hit Zen. For those who were unsure, it all makes sense now just who was behind that soothing yet haunting masterpiece with the catchy guitar riff.

A trip to the toilet later, The Prince’s floor resembles a can of sardines, patrons squashing and elbowing each other in anticipation of main act Sky Ferreira. The excited crowd welcomes the hyped American onstage with a full lung-capacity scream. She looks exactly like the juvenile delinquent she’s cracked up to be, wearing a black beanie and oversized black hoodie; a girl we can imagine spending late nights hanging at the park drinking cheap whiskey out of brown paper bags, among other unspeakable things.

The struggles of the rebellious singer make for key ingredients in her self-deprecating lyrics.

24 hours kicks off the set, the extremely rousing melodic chorus and heart-driven lyrics agreeable with her deep, husky vocals. There’s a noticeable incongruity between Ferreira’s relaxed energy and the rock band. A few slurry introductions and awkward conversations with the drunken crowd have the band starting without her and at one stage Ferreira even nonchalantly admits she has to start the song over. Electro pop-rock songs follow such as Heavy Metal Heart, You’re Not The One and Boys, laced with lyrics of disappointment, self-loathing and heartbreak, a reminder of the tumultuous life this 22-year-old, racoon-eyed musician has already endured. However, the struggles of the rebellious singer make for key ingredients in her self-deprecating lyrics.

A sudden end to the set calls for the cliché ‘one more song’ chant, and soon Ferreira’s back with popular synth pop tune I Blame Myself, the epitome of her blunt, honest lyrics grappling with her bad girl image in the public eye. There’s something about her presence, and we get the feeling ‘sky’s the limit’ for this young rocker.