The Curtin was nice, cozy and packed-out for Twerps’ last Melbourne gig for a little while. Everything was easy and floated along. People inched forward as the band kicked about on stage waiting for an absent member. Instruments were balanced and the band sounded real good – nothing was overcrowded or noisy. There was a lot of space for the rolling melodies and dreamscape guitars.
Twerps are one of those bands that make the incredibly difficult look cinch, like a good footy player or skater. You see it and it looks natural and easy, then you try and it’s all clunk and grazed knees. The jangly pop was as infectious as ever and the new lineup played well and seemed settled. I’d seen them before at a festival and while it was still great, it was scrappy as hell.
This time around however, everyone played tight and the songs stuck together. Back To You got the crowd shufflin’ and was a treat after Dreamin; A couple of mid set masterpieces just thrown in. Marty [Frawley] cracked funnies between songs and shot smiles all round the room. It was a nice juju – there was no pretense. They closed the set with Who Are You which was a treat and a fitting finale.
BY JACK PARSONS
Loved: Back To You.
Hated: Nuthin.
Drank: fullys, m8.
