In his brand new single, If You Don’t Love Me, Lyall Moloney sings, “If you don’t love me, I’ll kill myself.” Launching the track at Shebeen, Moloney’s fans not only told the Sydney performer how much they adored him, but they also showed him.
Up first, Neon Queen brought together sounds from the rock, hip hop, reggae and electronic worlds. No one knew which one they belonged to, but it didn’t matter either. Closing with 5AM, Neon Queen were instantly impressive for three reasons – Kriss Lisati’s vocals, the guitar grooves of Athen Karkz and Christopher Spall and the daring stick work of drummer Danny Lisati.
Up next, Juñor told us, “We just going to get trippy as fuck.” Ripping out recklessly rich rhymes, the young hip hop artist got us turnt up real quick. After spitting rhymes about a 30-hour acid trip, the homegrown rapper was joined by Matthew Craig. Bouncing off each other’s vibes, the brothers brought launched into a track that explained, “Fuck being famous / I just wanna be on your playlist”. Before finishing up, Moloney was called onstage to help them bang out Blunt Lips.
Backed by the bass-fuelled beats of DJ Lily Joy, Jannah Beth was free to get looselike she does in her latest single, Cut Sick. An exciting presence on stage, the female vocalist had the audience captivated with her casual mannerisms and killer freestyle skills.
Picking up a bassist and drummer from Neon Queen, for the first time ever Lyall Moloney wasn’t alone onstage. Play With Fire was up first. Effortlessly slapping his guitar while singing into his dual microphones, Moloney took his time to ensure that his voice was lifted to the highest possible level. Devastatingly dream-like, Do It Again saw the funk riffs return. With tracks that kept on giving, each song allowed the audience to sink into the sound. Running For You brought the singer/songwriter to the front of his stage, while Juñor and Matthew Craig joined for Hands. Proving that the Party Don’t Stop there, Jannah Beth was up next on the mic, making her impressive mark on a male dominated stage.
Delivering fan favourites like Go That Low, Moloney snuck a sip from an audience member’s beer. Telling everyone to forget that the world exists and to move with the music, he broke into If You Don’t Love Me, which received a rowdy reception.
Leaving the stage for a short while, the artist soon returned to perform Pot Of Gold and Black Dog with his equally talented entourage.
BY PHOEBE ROBERTSON
Loved: The crowd’s commitment.
Hated: The heat.
Drank: Vodka & lemonade.
