Eagle and the Worm have been a little quiet of late, until Record Store Day hit that is, and we had the pleasure of listening to their latest single "Automatic" on 7-inch wax. To celebrate this new release, the band celebrated with a string of east coast tour dates.
Opening the night were Brisbane locals Love Signs who played to an almost empty room. It was so disappointing, because they are actually quite good. Although a little rough around the edges, the vocalist has a good voice and did an amazing job. It wouldn't hurt the trio, however, to venture out of the power ballad set list they have going on, and have a little more charisma on stage. Still for an up and coming band, a good opening slot.
Up next were Fox & Fowl. The five piece had a really great thing going on and were more the support act I expected for a band such as Eagle and the Worm. They had a good balance of fun upbeat music to dance to and music just to groove and pulse along to. Their rendition of "Bette Davis Eyes" was really rad and by time they got the then of their set they had most of the ever-growing crowd of their feet grooving along. Also, a special mention must go to the frontman on his exceptional Tambourine-ing skills.
I’ve been a big Eagle and the Worm fan for quite some time and tonight was no disappointment. They started off strong, but then there was a lull in the middle of their set which made me think that they were not as 'fun' as they used to be and that they were even a little mellow. By the time they got to the back end of their set list, it all came together and started making sense. Closing with a fun of "Futureman", "Automatic" and “All I Know", among others made for a hectic dance party.
EatW have such control of the songs they play and it makes me so incredible happy when bands can take liberties with their songs and reinvent them in new and fantastic ways. They had instrumental solos in almost all of their songs, which just enhanced my opinion of the band. They have such control of the ebb and flow and a song and also of the dynamics. So, so good.
Overall it was an awesome night, but the lack of turn out was both surprising and disappointing. Maybe it’s just that they have been away from Brisbane for a while or maybe it’s that they’ve just been absent for a time, but I would have expected there to be so many more people at the venue. Your loss guys, it was an amazing gig!
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