The quirkiness of Brisbane quintet Ball Park Music, combined with their brand of humorous and catchy indie pop rock, has won the hearts of many, apparent from their sold out show at The Metro.
Kicking off the night, Phebe Starr opened to a room crammed full of fresh faced eager youths. The talented electro-pop songstress did not disappoint, knocking out a punchy and vibrant performance.
Starr wowed with her powerful jazz influenced vocals, executing a brilliantly funky cover of Little Red’s “Rock It”. She sung with heartfelt sincerity, gesturing out to the audience during ambient ballad “Chaos”.
To Starr’s delight, the crowd reacted enthusiastically. The set concluded with latest release “Alone With You”, its thundering beats and melodic synths earning it regular play on the airwaves.
Loon Lake made their appearance to excited roars, pumping out their take on summery rock with opener “Into the Office”, which instantly transformed the crowd into a sea of swaying and bopping bodies.
Despite persistent sound issues, the group banged out the uptempo “Easy Chair”, with frontman Sam Nolan exclaiming cheerfully “this one you might know, scream it out!” before launching into “Bad To Me”.
The band appeared laid back, grinning and sipping their beers, as Nolan casually joked that they were going to do Olivia Newton-John covers, before pulling out highly coveted single “Cherry Lips”.
The crowd’s ecstatic dancing and “woo!” sounds made for a comical sight, along with Nick Nolan’s intense concentration, as he fiddled with a small drum pad.
Loon Lake finished with hit “In The Summer”, revelling in the incredible atmosphere and thoroughly enjoying the experience.
A chant went up for Ball Park Music, and the crowd rushed forward as the band appeared, delivering “Fence Sitter” with a bang, strobe lighting aiding the crashing onslaught.
Singer Sam Cromack casually swigged from a champagne bottle, earning a laugh after dedicating “Rich People Are Stupid”, to Gina Reinhart. Spine tingling ballad “Alligator” soon ensued, along with the brassy sounds of “Literally Baby” and the soothing “All I Want Is You”.
Tracks off new album Museum made the list including “Harbour Of Lame Ducks”, followed by a ridiculously entertaining 80s guitar solo-off between Cromack and Dean Hanson.
The ethereally beautiful “Coming Down” allowed Cormack’s vocals soar whilst “iFly” made a welcome change in pace, encouraging a series of high kicks and jazz hands.
Daniel Hanson threw out a drum skin during crowd photos, whilst Cromack instructed, “we wanna do panorama, so stand still dumbasses!”
An incredible bluesy cover of The Four Season’s “December 1963 (Oh What A Night)”, had everyone joyfully grooving along as Paul Furness impressively added flair, coordinating between trombone and keys; before “Surrender” and “It’s Nice to be Alive” appeased the overjoyed crowd.
Cromack then did something out of the ordinary, starting up a rendition of “Advance Australia Fair” before concluding the set with his crowd-surfing antics while bassist Jennifer Boyce held the fort, lending her delicate, sassy vocals to the fray.
Ball Park Music have shown their musical chops, pulling off an enthralling and emotive performance that left audiences buzzing and craving more.
