Clay J Gladstone @ Crowbar Sydney, 18th Feb

“I’m trying really hard to avoid connecting Clay J Gladstone’s onstage stab vests to their sharp, finely honed sound, but it’s impossible. Sorry. Anyway, look – Clay J Gladstone are a Labrador-Doberman cross of a band, delighted with everything but poised to rip your neck open. If you’re built for it, this lot are near impossible to resist.”