Seeker Lover Keeper- Let It Out Single Launch

It's been eight years since Seeker Lover Keeper released their debut album. The supergroup featuring Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby are back and played a couple intimate shows in Sydney and Melbourne ahead of the August release of their new album Wild Seeds. I was fortunate to get a ticket to last night's sold out show at the Northcote Social Club.

I arrived for the second opening act, Alice Skye, who just managed to make the show after flight delays from Sydney. She played a short and mellow set that featured songs from her debut album Friends With Feelings. Accompanied by a guitarist and playing keys, she joked that she was bringing the room down with her more somber songs.

Seeker Lover Keeper then hit the stage in full band mode and treated us to a sneak peak of Wild Seeds as they played the new album in full from start to finish. There was not one dud song in the bunch and they took turns singing lead and harmonising together. The banter was quite funny and a bit awkward at times, and included some running commentary on Sarah’s throat gargling in the upstairs toilet (which an audience member walked in on).

After they were done playing Wild Seeds they did a few tracks from their first album with "Light All My Lights," "On My Own," and the anthemic "Even Though I’m A Woman" to finish the main set. For the encore the three of them came back out and sang "Bring Me Back" to close out the night. It was an excellent show and I'm looking forward to getting the album when it comes out.

Here's the video for "Let It Out" featuring Magda Szubanski

Birdz and Omar Musa- The Voodoo Laksa Tour

Birdz and Omar Musa are on a joint tour around Australia and tonight was their first show together at The Toff In Town. Opening up the evening was singer-songwriter Alice Skye. She and her band played these dreamy yet sad songs, and she joked about the contrast between her and the rest of the bill musically.

Omar Musa and his DJ Sezzo Snot were up next, and his set featured songs from his latest album Since Ali Died, including "Assimilate," "Rose Gold Lover" and the very catchy "Like A Cat Move." Omar is such a brilliant lyricist and someone who continues to tackle the social justice issues of the day in his music and poetry. It was good to hear songs off his previous EP with "Dead Centre," "Freedom" and my favorite "Lak$a," which got the audience moving.  To finish his set he did a spoken word version of his song "UnAustralia." I only wish that he had played for longer as his set went by too quickly.

Birdz hit the stage with a DJ and drummer, which added a lot to his set. He played a lot of songs off his debut album Train Of Thought, including "Crown Thieves," "This Side," "Rise" and "Black Lives Matter." Birdz is another strong rapper on the scene who is addressing serious topics in his songs. He brought Omar Musa up on the stage to perform their new song together "About Me," and finished off the night with the powerful track "Testify." It was great to get the opportunity to see both Omar and Birdz touring together and playing in such an intimate venue.

Here's the new video for their joint single "About Me"