Twin Forks, The Falls @ The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (06/12/2013)
Playing a few sideshows while supporting City & Colour, Twin Forks ventured out to the Cambridge hotel to put on a show for the residents of Newcastle. With The Falls as support, the music for the night opened up a casual outing providing a more immersive show than expected and an easy atmosphere.
Sydney duo The Falls brought their stripped back sound, layered with melodic harmonies to the Cambridge. Simon played admirably throughout the performance matching Melinda in some impressive harmonies that really showed off how well their voices blended together.
With a set that highlighted their debut EP Hollywood, the duo gave a strong, emotive performance of the title track Hollywood as well as Girl That I Love and Hey. These songs conveyed personal feeling and with careful attention give some insight into the journey that lead to the creation of the songs.
Though showing off their musical prowess, there was an awkward feeling in terms of crowd interaction and as a result, the show adopted a background music feel instead of the main source of attention. The only real instance of attention received was during the cover of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold. Unfortunately it was near the end of their set and was a missed opportunity to gain more awareness as an upcoming act.
Noticing there was a wavering crowd, Twin Forks exploded onto stage bringing about the energy needed to the night. This four piece, which features the likes of Chris Carrabba of the Dashboard Confessional, knew how to liven up the crowd. Opening with Can’t Be Broken, finally the crowd drew close to the stage and involved themselves in the music.
Momentum was built from the first few pieces and was matched in energy by people hopping about as if they were in a hoedown. Granted, Twin Forks gave a blend of folk and country inspired songs each delivering the same about energy as the last. Chris lead the show with a few acoustic pieces, demonstrating a ferociously strong voice that at the peak of his range echoed throughout the better part of the venue, this was met with constant cheering and prompts to continue. Riding this high Twin Forks performed Stolen by the Dashboard Confessional as well as an older piece that was met with great praise by the crowd.
A key reason why Twin Forks invigorated the crowd was due to the diversity within their act, whether it was acoustic, full band, covers or material from other bands on each instance these elements were presented, the band exceed in making the most of their offering. Wrapping the whole performance up with Back To You even with their final song the band showed no signs of letting the quality of their performance slip.
As the show finished, further building upon the relaxed nature of the night, each member of the band stayed to meet fans, have a chat and sign merchandise. It’s a great indication of a band that is passionate about their fan base when they’re willing to stay about and build relationships with the people who come out to see them. Despite putting on a five star show that did not let up on energy, Twin Forks still had it in them to stick around.
Scott Singh
Sydney duo The Falls brought their stripped back sound, layered with melodic harmonies to the Cambridge. Simon played admirably throughout the performance matching Melinda in some impressive harmonies that really showed off how well their voices blended together.
With a set that highlighted their debut EP Hollywood, the duo gave a strong, emotive performance of the title track Hollywood as well as Girl That I Love and Hey. These songs conveyed personal feeling and with careful attention give some insight into the journey that lead to the creation of the songs.
Though showing off their musical prowess, there was an awkward feeling in terms of crowd interaction and as a result, the show adopted a background music feel instead of the main source of attention. The only real instance of attention received was during the cover of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold. Unfortunately it was near the end of their set and was a missed opportunity to gain more awareness as an upcoming act.
Noticing there was a wavering crowd, Twin Forks exploded onto stage bringing about the energy needed to the night. This four piece, which features the likes of Chris Carrabba of the Dashboard Confessional, knew how to liven up the crowd. Opening with Can’t Be Broken, finally the crowd drew close to the stage and involved themselves in the music.
Momentum was built from the first few pieces and was matched in energy by people hopping about as if they were in a hoedown. Granted, Twin Forks gave a blend of folk and country inspired songs each delivering the same about energy as the last. Chris lead the show with a few acoustic pieces, demonstrating a ferociously strong voice that at the peak of his range echoed throughout the better part of the venue, this was met with constant cheering and prompts to continue. Riding this high Twin Forks performed Stolen by the Dashboard Confessional as well as an older piece that was met with great praise by the crowd.
A key reason why Twin Forks invigorated the crowd was due to the diversity within their act, whether it was acoustic, full band, covers or material from other bands on each instance these elements were presented, the band exceed in making the most of their offering. Wrapping the whole performance up with Back To You even with their final song the band showed no signs of letting the quality of their performance slip.
As the show finished, further building upon the relaxed nature of the night, each member of the band stayed to meet fans, have a chat and sign merchandise. It’s a great indication of a band that is passionate about their fan base when they’re willing to stay about and build relationships with the people who come out to see them. Despite putting on a five star show that did not let up on energy, Twin Forks still had it in them to stick around.
Scott Singh