Live Review: Almond Soy, Moth, Meg Wheeler

We were greeted to The Bird by the soothing voice of Meg Wheeler. Her soulful and romantic music beckoned everyone closer to the stage as she stood alone, barefoot, flawlessly strumming her guitar. If she added a backing track of waves crashing at a beach, her songs would have been the perfect lullaby.

Moth started their performance with a dramatic and heavy-sounding rock intro. Lead singer Sam Banks-Smith’s energy was cheeky and fun-loving, his voice reminiscent of Bowie. The band alternated between indie-rock and punk smoothly, the playful energy on stage making the performance fun and lively. Moth shared some fresh tracks, keeping the attention of the growing crowd with their grungy sound. Catherine Zoller was an absolute gun on the drums, adding force and passion to each song. Finishing up with No More TV, Moth fulfilled a stoner-rock fantasy. 

Photographers and videographers swarmed to the front as everyone started boogieing to Almond Soy's beat-driven tracks. Everyone at The Bird seemed to know each band member personally, shouting and whistling their names and giving them a warm, hometown welcome. Frontman Brandon Stockbridge acknowledged two of the band’s close friends in the crowd who had just gotten married that day. The next song was introduced as a first dance for the couple. It was extremely heartwarming to say the least. The band went on to showcase some new songs, as well as gracing us with tracks like I Could Be The One and Happy Ever After. All up, The Soy Boys, (as the crowd liked to call them), gave Perth an intimate show with some undeniably good vibes.