Concrete Playground

To be sure, Tim and Jean wear their influences of their sleeve(s) but what they lack in originality they make up for in excellent Fleetwood Mac covers and good lookin' man-child charisma. Their story is not much different to any other young band aping the sounds-of-now-and-Brooklyn. This one time, Tim ran into Jean at a train station. They'd seen each other before at gigs around Perth, but for some reason that day felt like a good day to form a band, and later that night they wrote their first song. Now, mere months later they’re fielding calls from labels all around the world.

Cynicism aside, Tim and Jean are a hot ticket for summer with spots at Falls, Fat As Butter and Good Vibrations all on the horizon. And why wouldn’t they be? Their synth-pop-for-sunshine sound channels Passion Pit via Vampire Weekend, and neither band member has made it out of their teens yet. If ever there was a recipe for short-term success, this is it.

But the best part of all of this is that as a punter, you need not concern yourself with the career trajectory of Triple J's Next Big Thing. All you have to do is turn up at the OAF on a Friday night and get a little sweaty pulling some chunky, chunky moves to some chunky, chunky riffs.  All. Right.