Tame Impala (20/ May the Governor Hindmarsh)

Perth based foursome, Tame Impala, must be some excited kids if they are thinking about the upcoming weeks. Not only will they be touring Aus (and making it to fair old Adelaide) but they have been billed to play the sold out Splendour in the Grass festival this year. Busy huh? That's not taking into account that before Splendour Kevin Parker (vocals, guitar), Jay Watson (drums), Paisley Adams (live guitar) and Dominic Simper (bass) will be touring the US with Indi stars MGMT. Quite impressive for a band off the back of their debut album.

I don’t think Tame Impala could have gone wrong in my books, (mostly as I believe the Gov to be Adelaide’s best live venue) but also because I simply adore their freakishly psychedelic style that is both trendy yet nostalgic of the yesteryear 60's. To get the night going, The Silents played on a similar mellow streak to prelude the gang, easing the crowd into the mood for resonant and retro vibes. Upholding to all my blissed out expectations Tame Impala demonstrated why they have such a loyal and excited following. Keeping in tune with their relaxed musical vibe (with three quarters of the band shoeless) the opening intro jam bled into their hit Desire Be Desire Go, to get the crowd energised. As they shimmied through favourites, like Sundown Syndrome, and new pieces from Inner Speaker, the ragtag bunch cemented in my mind why their music strikes chords in the modern music scene of today. They have managed to blend experimental with memorable and solid guitar work, with a simple nod to the past but a jubilant wave to the future. Inner Speaker demonstrates a new feeling; confidence and generally some more keyboard sounds. But its more than that too, the boys demonstrate a new mature cohesion and an elegant and confident stage presence.

For a relatively short show TI really impress. It’s great to go to a gig and hear the tracks you love sounding the same live (it just gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside to know how genuine they are). It was also a breath of fresh air to skip that awkward business of the encore, Parker informing us before their final song (I Don’t Really Mind) that they just don’t do them. Thank God people are abolishing the ego stroking encore business (everyone knows your coming back out)!. Instead they rocked out with The Silents for an awesome finale.