Concrete Playground

If looks are anything to go by, Cloud Control are a neat, quaint and homely band — but your mum was right when she told you looks can be deceiving. The kids from those mountains of blue are making waves in this city — waves of crowds so large they can't be contained in single venues. Having come from meek (but by no means mild) beginnings as Triple J Unearthed Artists, Cloud Control were catapulted into the high-rotation ranks of album of the week at Triple J, FBi Radio and 3RRR with the release of their debut album Bliss Release, which also earned them a slew of shiny reviews across a myriad of media.

The Annandale has snagged them for a Friday night set as they skip through town; it's the venues 10th birthday, and they're celebrating all week with a lineup of the finest Australian bands they can muster. There's also no shortage of talent supporting them with Kyu and We Say Bamboulee joining in on the party fun. If you missed the Sydney launch of Bliss Release at the Oxford Art Factory, it was because they filled that venue to the brim; don’t be so blase about pre-booking tickets this time around.