Live Review: GREAT GABLE Golden Slums Tour @ Oxford Arts Factory

Perth based band Great Gable put a subtle twist on the alternative-indie sound. Familiar faces to supporting the likes of The Jungle Giants, The Jezebels and Ocean Alley, they mix lo-fi sounding vocals with unheard of guitar rifts. Their crowds yearn for the quartet’s groovy and mellow vibe, which is almost lazy, in the best way possible.
Their tour was for their newly released hit single Goldem Slums, but brought a heap of old energy with them.

The newly formed band play as if they’ve been playing for decades. Their stage style is carefree, almost apathetic in a way that mesmerises you. The band started out playing tracks from their earlier EP, Modern Interactions, having an even-tempered and gentle feel in such an intimate venue. They performed Early Morning and Something to Say, starting with a slow, easy going tempo.
Things really picked up early when the quartet smack out Punga, which got the crowd dancing together with beers to the roof. A clear highlight would be when Taste squeezed its way through for a nifty guitar solo, hypnotising the crowd to sway their bodies, like puppets controlled by every strum of the guitar strings.
Until that is, the moment almost everyone in the crowd was waiting for, Great Gable begin the chant All Day Long. The whole crowd of about 50 sang along, both through verses and chorus,  singing and dancing in such a tight room.
The energy was almost transferable for their next hits, Golden Slums and Drift, with now short waits between songs, hitting the crowd with banger after banger. These songs were mesmerising and powerful enough to get a crowd of strangers wrapping their arms around each other. It was almost methodical for the band to finish off with Shine, reeling in the crowd to mirror the way the show started: completely tranquil.