Live Review: The paper kites in Tivoli | The music

The shadows of a winter night found solace against sparse patches of skin that glowed in the darkness. A hand outstretched, an ankle resting on a tree root, the icy wind relentless in its pursuit of innocent flesh. In other words, it was quite cold.

And then, it was up to Brisbane himself Hannah Cameron To fuel the fire of musical hypnosis and make everyone forget that they had spent the last hour in line wishing they had, in fact, shopped). Playing a collection of tracks from his 2023 album holding pattern, Cameron, with the help of ethereal harmonies from Merinda Dias Jayasinha It is Georgie Darvidistransformed the world of an igloo into an idyllic space with cozy and laid-back melodies.

Paper kites It found its way to the ornate carpets spread out and lush on the stage, and perhaps there should have been a ‘welcome home’ sign emblazoned somewhere beneath the amber lights, because that’s exactly what it was. The acoustic calm of Between the houses It involved the tired and broken heart in the heat of music and away from night. Memories came back to the front of your heart, ones you didn’t even remember you had: from darkness to light. I was returning home.

Vocalist Sam Bentley He smiled at us, examining his seat’s room. “We hope to play some songs you want to listen to.

“Flourish!” Someone called from a suspicious area near the soundboard.

“You can make requests; we probably won’t play them,” he continued cheerfully, as if they hadn’t just requested his most popular record. “We just want you to feel involved. The truth is… we have a setlist. Let’s not stray.”

Bentley explained the story behind the creation of his newest album, At Roadhouse, released in September 2023.

“There was an old building on the side of a road in Campbells Creek and we turned it into a bar we called ‘The Roadhouse’. We played there every Friday and Saturday through the winter of 2022, and we didn’t tell anyone we were playing. We just opened it up to the community.” During this period, both the Roadhouse album and the band Roadhouse were formed, and this tour allowed us a brief glimpse into this sleepy town of theirs, a world of its own.

“I like to check in every few songs to see if everyone is feeling okay, because the truth is we have a lot of sad people who come to our shows. They are difficult to see, but sometimes you can hear them sobbing very quietly. ” In the midst of laughing, a smug smile appeared on Bentley’s face.

“We have many couples who come to our shows as well. They are easy to see because they are all hugging vertically and think they are safe from sadness because they are in love, But unfortunately, this is the kind of show where a lot of couples leave wondering if they’re with the right person.” Everyone laughed even harder, eyes wandering to the odd couples who were standing a little straighter, as if to say, ‘oh, he couldn’t be talking about that.’ us.’

“The next song is for the sad people and the doubtful couples.” The lights softened and the first notes of Nothing more than that silently filtered through the speakers. It is a song that, although not musically complex, is beautifully simple, how would a pearl describe. It’s not grandiose with a plethora of soaring instruments, but a gentle breath of raw honesty in the form of a duet between Bentley and Cristina Lacy. If you won’t take it from me, at least take it from me Sean Penn: Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.

“You’ll notice we’re sitting in this section of the set. The whole show is not like that; This is what we call the depressing part of the set. ” At least they are aware of their own impact. We hope to hear Tenenbaum It is I don’t want to go that way Back with back and still be functional humans after that absolutely diabolical setlist choice? Mix this with Matt Dixon on pedal steel, and you’ll have a mesmerizing cocktail of tears.

“When we come back from the break, we’re really going to blow your minds. We had a surfer crowd in Salt Lake City. This is the level we are reaching. So if your mother is here tonight, lift her up!” If by “blow your mind,” Bentley was referring to the ease with which guitarists Dave Powys It is Chris Panousakis (better known as timber wolf) delivered two of the tastiest solos you’ve ever heard or the sonic backbone that the drummer Josh Bentley and bassist Sam Rasmussen provided in each number, then it was absolutely correct.

The band circled around a lone microphone at the front of the stage. “If you know the words to the next song, feel free to sing along.”

Everyone thought it best to risk their own guess.

“If you don’t know the words, please don’t sing along because you’ll ruin it,” Bentley added. Of course, everyone knew the words Flourish. It has already accumulated more than half a billion streams.

There was only one option for the final song of the night. Of course, Kites’ impressive discography spans over a decade, so one might assume that any old song would do. In most cases, any old song would do. However, in 2015, they released their album Twelve and four, which brought Electric Indigo For the life as the first track. I bet life as we know it hasn’t been the same since that moment.

The lights, of course, glowed a bright, electric indigo, and despite the deep blue that saturated the room, winter couldn’t seem more distant. After all, the hottest flames turn blue. It’s almost like they wrote a song about it and put it as the second track on their new album or something.