Band Together : Music Reviews

  Chloe Parché — A Charismatic Indie‑Pop Spark on the Rise Chloe Parché is one of those young up‑and‑comers you can spot from a mile away — the kind who steps on stage and instantly makes you think, yep, she’s going places. Her brand of catchy indie pop is built for live rooms, and tonight she proved just how naturally she owns them. From the moment she walked out, she was charismatic and completely at ease, the kind of performer who doesn’t need to force anything. The songs did the heavy lifting anyway: bright, bouncy hooks that get you moving without even realising it. There’s a freshness to her writing that keeps you engaged, and you can already tell these tracks will only grow as her audience does. The sound was spot‑on too — clean mix, warm instrumentation, and a voice that cut through beautifully. She has that tone that feels effortless but still full of character, the sort that makes you lean in a little closer. If you're new to Chloe, here are a few tracks to get you sta...

There’s something disarming about The Rions when they first walk out. Four young blokes, each with their own vibe, their own posture, their own little pocket of stage energy. At first glance, the dynamic feels almost mismatched — like four different genres wandered onstage together. What looks unusual becomes the charm: a band that doesn’t need to match to mesh. And mesh they do. For an hour and a half, The Rions delivered a set so clean it bordered on surreal. Noah Blockley’s vocals were the standout from the first note — crisp, powerful, and almost studio perfect. Usually in a live setting you expect a few rough edges, a crack here or there, something human. But Noah sounded like he’d swallowed the record whole. The only tiny gripe of the night was that Harley Wilson’s backing vocals occasionally got swallowed in the mix, especially during their Beatles cover — but honestly, that’s nitpicking on our part. What really lands is Noah’s emotional delivery. He sings like he’s trying to...

  Good Charlotte — A Bucket‑List Blast of Pop Punk. Good Charlotte were my favourite band when I was 11. I absolutely loved their first two albums, so naturally they were on my list to see. They came out with some good energy, the stage props and visuals were exceptional, and they started off with a bang!! They hit the stage with real spark — big grins, big energy, and stage visuals that felt straight out of a scrappy, sweat‑soaked punk club blown up to arena size. The opening run was a proper jolt. I always knew Good Charlotte songs were catchy, but hearing those choruses explode live for the first time, with a few thousand people belting them out in unison, was something else. The twins work well together and the bass guitarist is a shredding machine. I did find there was a bit of a lull in the middle, I think due to playing back‑to‑back new tracks — which I thoroughly enjoyed and think will be growers in time for the die‑hard Good Charlottens. The girls around me were also e...