The Factory Theatre
Details
- Date
- March 12, 2015
- Venue
- The Factory Theatre Sydney, New South Wales (Marrickville)
- Billed As
- Robyn Hitchcock & The Holy Soul
- Gig Type
- Concert
- Guests
- Emma Swift
Notes
The Holy Soul
Trent Marden: guitar and vocals
Sam Worrad: bass
Jon Hunter: guitar
Kate Wilson: drums
Trent Marden: guitar and vocals
Sam Worrad: bass
Jon Hunter: guitar
Kate Wilson: drums
Set List
- Kingdom Of Love
- Saturday Groovers
- Out of the Picture
- The Lizard
- Chinese Bones
- Oceanside
-
N.Y. Doll
- Adventure Rocket Ship
- Madonna of the Wasps
- Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)
- Scattered to the Wind to be confirmed that it is this song
- Freeze
Encore
-
Queen Elvis
acoustic with Emma Swift
- Nietzsche's Way acoustic with Emma Swift
- Full Moon in My Soul
- Queen of Eyes
Reviews
Online review by Doubtful Sounds
Robyn Hitchcock has been immersing himself in the culture of Sydney’s inner west in recent times and hooking up with local group The Holy Soul proved to be a masterstroke. Bringing just the right amount of virtuosity and grit to the music ensured the songs never sounded like covers. It’d be hard to find a more appropriate band to tackle the pop, rock and psychedelic shapes of Hitchcock’s music. The man of many colourful shirts went with the classic polka dot design and took us on a trip through his musical back-lot, from the Soft Boys to The Egyptians, solo tracks and onto The Venus 3. The common thread to all the songs was Hitchcock’s uniquely English voice – that pitched accent reminiscent of Bowie, Syd Barrett and Bolan – and the way he weaves surreal and eccentric lyrics into eminently catchy songs. The Soft Boys’ Kingdom Of Love was a tumbling collision of riffs and melodies over a glam groove, Full Moon In My Soul was one of the more beautiful and tender moments and Adventure Rocketship was pure power-pop interstellar adventure. Swift returned to duet on a couple of songs including a captivating Nietzsche’s Way before The Holy Soul rounded out a night of music that respectfully celebrated the music of one of music’s great underground geniuses.
Robyn Hitchcock has been immersing himself in the culture of Sydney’s inner west in recent times and hooking up with local group The Holy Soul proved to be a masterstroke. Bringing just the right amount of virtuosity and grit to the music ensured the songs never sounded like covers. It’d be hard to find a more appropriate band to tackle the pop, rock and psychedelic shapes of Hitchcock’s music. The man of many colourful shirts went with the classic polka dot design and took us on a trip through his musical back-lot, from the Soft Boys to The Egyptians, solo tracks and onto The Venus 3. The common thread to all the songs was Hitchcock’s uniquely English voice – that pitched accent reminiscent of Bowie, Syd Barrett and Bolan – and the way he weaves surreal and eccentric lyrics into eminently catchy songs. The Soft Boys’ Kingdom Of Love was a tumbling collision of riffs and melodies over a glam groove, Full Moon In My Soul was one of the more beautiful and tender moments and Adventure Rocketship was pure power-pop interstellar adventure. Swift returned to duet on a couple of songs including a captivating Nietzsche’s Way before The Holy Soul rounded out a night of music that respectfully celebrated the music of one of music’s great underground geniuses.