Royal Chant @ The Townie, 16th Sep

“Royal Chant kick off and by the second song – a double-speed rendition of “I Can’t Make It On My Own” – all memories of acoustic peace are blasted out the back windows. James from Wasters eventually gets to play with electricity tonight, joining Royal Chant for a version of “High Low”, as roaring and fun a version of a roaringly fun song as you’ll hear. It’s a good length set too – and apparently the last we’re likely to hear in Sydney before the new record – and it’s as zany fun as we’ve come to expect, singer Mark a ball of hyper-wired energy and the tunes screeching around the room like a bull-sized puppy with a taser stuck in its ear. There’s a brief moment of concern when I realise that “Just Trying To Meet You” is only marked down on their setlist as ‘(if needed’). As I prepare to yell and heckle and – if necessary – bribe them to play it, they pile into it anyway, one of my absolute favourite tracks not just of theirs, but of recent years. On a Friday night, songs like this – bands like this – are always just what’s needed.”

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