“I think it’s a bit surreal, watching all of these things come back. The electronica artist opened his set with his debut single ‘New Year’, and the crowd were swaying and dancing to every beat. He remained cool, calm, and completely collected. He talked about the Fast & Furious franchise in between tracks, yet he was anything but. It was kinda like Stockholm Syndrome a t first, thinking it wasn’t that bad, but now that we’re here, **** that!”Ĭarmel also told us that she was going to crowdsurf during Saints Amongst Sinner’s set.and crowd surf she did.Īlthough the night was Daryl Hor aka Sun Cell's debut performance, you’d think he was a seasoned vet. Marian Carmel also weighed in: “I think there’s just a lot of pent up energy from the past two years, and it’s a far cry from online shows. The energy was crazy, even with my In-ear monitors on I could hear the crowd screaming! I think everyone is excited to be back,” she enthusiastically described those in attendance. ![]() “It was insane, I think even before the pandemic, I never had a gig like this before. ![]() The baton was then passed to RENE, backed by the same band from their maiden showcase at last year’s Baybeats Festival. They kicked it off on a high, and got the crowd revved and ready for the rest of the night. If there had to be a quintessential band to welcome in the new dawn of measures and the road to return for gigging normalcy, there is no other but Carpet Golf. This was a very over-stimulating thing, it was nuts, I don’t think anyone expected that. Nathaniel, lead singer, touched on hearing the crowd singing their lyrics back to them, “ very unexpected. It’s out of control, and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Spencer, the bassist for the golfers explained what it was like in an interview after their set: ” Madness, chaos, havoc, everything was everywhere. Almost like a natural reaction, the crowd started jumping, hands over each other’s shoulders, moshing, crowd surfing – all forms of movement were taking place, free-flow. However as the crowds gathered, the moment Carpet Golf’s drummer Jordan Fern Khoo cued the rest of the quartet in for ‘Brock Lesnar’, everything dissipated. I’ve gotten so used to all the social distancing measures, the seated gigs, the clapping-only reactions, and it just seemed peculiar to have it any other way. Truthfully, I had no idea how things were going to pan out prior. ![]() Pop-rock purveyor RENE surprised the audience with the inclusion of Marian Carmel (who rocked onto the stage in a dinosaur suit) to her band’s lineup and performed a cover of MUNA’s anthemic and celebratory ‘Silk Chiffon’.Įlectronia Sun Cell played a medley of Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ and Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’, while the immaculate seven-piece Saints Amongst Sinners performed “the real National Anthem of Singapore”, as quipped by lead singer Mateen. Hard hitting drums, playful guitar riffs, catchy synth keys, screaming voices - the night had it all.Įach act played a cover of a “meme” song of their choice with the friendship-core quartet Carpet Golf, it was the iconic American sitcom Friends' theme song 'I’ll Be There For You'. A post shared by spikyfruits independent music label spikyfruits dished out a selection of bands which played music that demanded movement from the crowd.
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