Concrete Playground

The Devoted Few, stalwarts of Sydney’ music scene, complete with the unmistakable flame red hair of Ben Fletcher, are teaming up with Sherlock’s Daughter on a east coast tour of ‘Straya.

Not so long ago The Devoted Few released their third album Baby You’re A Vampire, following up from their very well received Schematic Track. Baby You’re a Vampire was mixed by Jacquire King (Modest Mouse, Kings Of Leon) in Nashville USA, a big pop album full of melodic rock, sometimes derivative of Arcade Fire (see the acoustic guitar driven Frosty Furnaces with it’s rolling drums straight out of No Cars Go), but The DF do put on a good live show with a large group of gifted musicians.

The buzziest of buzz bands at the moment, Sherlock’s Daughter just released their debut EP, produced by Jono Ma from Lost Valentinos. Sherlocks’ deserve the hype, as they are ignoring the status quo that has been prevalent in a lot of Aus music of late; instead playing droney, energetic and impassioned rock, sometimes trancing out live for 10 minutes at a time – territory that many bands would fear. They have been the golden children of Sydney lately, supporting School Of Seven Bells, playing Laneway Festival and generally whipping up hype like meringue.

The bands are playing two nights at the much loved Surry Hills watering hole The Hopetoun, so try to make it to one of them, or both if you are rabid.