HORROR MY FRIEND + SWEATER CURSE + CRY CLUB + NEIGHBOURS @ THE CHIPPO HOTEL (Live Review)

All the way from Adelaide, Post-Punk band Horror My Friend have brought their Home Life tour to Sydney at The Chippo Hotel. Of course they bring along their Brisbane buddies Sweater Curse for the whole tour. For Sydney we also got some sweet local acts with Cry Club and Neighbours.

Up first was Neighbours, they came out and smashed it from the first note. Playing songs from their debut EP Bubble, which only came out last Friday that included ‘Cowboy’, ‘Soup’ and ‘Mother’.
“This is a brand new one, only came out couple weeks ago” Jorja tells us.
With their high energy, it was like they had been playing these songs for years. Some of the crowd watch them intensely, while others really danced their butts off. All in all with their quick and snappy tunes, the energy was busting.
Next up was rock/pop duo Cry Club. With their awesome blue glitter gel tears make up and bubble gum sweetness. Beginning their set with their song ‘One Step’, the crowd was jigging along, as was Cry Club, dancing around the stage like there was no tomorrow. They also played their song ‘DFTM’ (Don’t Fucking Touch Me).
‘This song is an ode to feeling unsafe at shows’ says Jono, which is unfortunately relative in todays’ era. Cry Club also gifted us with a cover of Decepticons by Saviour. (a rockin’cover).

HORROR MY FRIEND // Photo – Sam Gibson
After them was Brisbane rock band Sweater Curse, who crushed their set with upbeat, quick tunes that sometimes contained smashing instrumental breaks. The connection they had with the crowd was solid who were riding their train. Especially when they slowed down the tempo and played a soft rock tune that you guessed it, builds into a full on rock song. The final song of their set was their single ‘Can’t see you anymore’. 
It was now time to get loud and heavy with Horror My Friend. For the first half of their set, Josh (electric guitar) took lead vocals. Opening their set with ‘Rattled Bones’, they were super into it and pumped to get this show on the road. Josh’s vocals were on point and Sam (drums) was absolutely smashing it.
“All the songs you hear tonight we wrote ourself” says Tom as the switch of vocals occur. “Big ups for Josh’s half of the set” says Tom.
The crowd cheered and clapped for Josh and now it was Tom carrying lead vocals. Heading straight back into it, it was either go hard or go home. Performing their single ‘Pavement’ as the last song in their set, the band were on fire, with that dynamic melody – it just went off. During the whole set the crowd was head banging. Overall, Horror My Friend were killer. Watching them live, just makes you love them more.