How would you describe your set for the Fall Festival?

“I think nobody expects high levels of production in terms of performance. I’ve never done that and I never will. Essentially it’s myself and a guitar, I’ll be accompanied by a couple of musicians onstage, but it’s about performing the songs the way they need to be performed and my songs are the sorts that are very much based around emotion. So I think you can expect minimal but effective in terms of my own set at the festival”

Are there any other artists you're looking forward to seeing perform?

”I’m not the greatest at keeping up to date with who the big talents are in the industry. I think Radio Nowhere are an interesting entity and could be worth watching. Glamazon is an artist in every sense of the word and I’d no doubt be hoping to watch some of her set. Abie Lena is an old soul and I quite like that and of course the Harlots are always entertaining. The rest of the bunch I’m sure are great in their own right, it definitely appears to be an eclectic mix of performers over the festival.”

What are some of your pre-show rituals and do they change for specific performances?

”I’d like to say that I have some pre-show quirks, but I really don’t. I prefer just hanging out with some of the guys I’m gonna be out onstage with. But I don’t happen to have any rituals.”

Can we expect any upcoming music from you before the year is over?

”To get more stuff out there before the end of the year would be a challenge. You can’t ever definitively say no, but I’d say it’s quite unlikely at the moment. I think a realistic guess would be that there’d be something released around January or February. But this year, I don’t see too much happening in terms of releases.”

Is there a certain song on your set list that you are most looking forward to performing? If so, what and why?

”I think ‘Nightbirds Are Flyin’ is the one song that I particularly love performing live. I think the simplistic melody in the middle of the song makes even the biggest arena’s feel like a small campfire singalong. It’s really a special song to me. There’s a few other songs that I’ll be looking to perform but Nightbirds is certainly up there as a favourite.”

Do you have any special surprises or guests that we, the audience, can look out for?

”No, it’ll just be myself and my backing band. I’ve collaborated with a couple of different artists in the past few years, but I’ve always preferred being the sole singer on my own songs. I’m sure that these are the boring answers but I think it’s up to you as an artist to decide what is best for you and I think although having Cristina Lake or somebody like that join me onstage would add a little extra star quality to the performance, I don’t think it’s something that is particularly needed.”

What made you want to get back into the music industry, after such a long break?

”It’s not a case of wanting to be back in the industry. My passion is writing and performing music, that’s what I do and that’s what I’ve always wanted to do and so I’ll continue doing that for as long as I possibly can. If there’s an audience there then that’s wonderful but if there’s not then that won’t stop me from writing and performing. I’m not doing this to be in the music industry and hang out with famous people, I’m doing it for a love of music.”

Do you find yourself having to pick and choose between music and family life?

”I don’t think there needs to be one or the other, of course not. It’s always a difficult decision to head out on tour when you’ve got a young family at home. The fear is that you’ll miss too many precious moments with the ones you love, so it’s important to find a balance, fortunately for me, I haven’t had to be away from them for too long. I think the longest I’ve gone without seeing em’ is three days and hopefully I’ll continue to find the balance.”

And finally, do you feel happy with the current state of music right now or do you want more?

”Like I said before, I’m not great at keeping up to date. I’m aware of artists like Evangeline Wolfe and Arianna Harley and a few others that are incredible at what they do. But my knowledge of current music doesn’t really stretch too far. I couldn’t tell you the names of those propping up the top of the charts these days. I’m sure it’s all interesting music, but I just don’t have the interest in current music at the moment.”

ARTAX @ Fall Festival 2014 - Sunday October 26th - 3.30PM

For most of the fans in attendance, few of the acts on the Fall Festival bill this weekend will be more of a mystery than ARTAX. Formerly known as Molly's Chamber, the metalcore act, fronted by former Blood of Wecz drummer Josh Meyer, have only released one single to date, as well as embarking on a hugely successful venture around America on this summer's Warped Tour. Unlike many acts who focus on getting music out time and again in order to give themselves a following, ARTAX have sought, apparently, to prove themselves as live performers, building their game and getting a name for themselves as a band that always bring a show filled with energy and skill. While they probably lack the choreography or the overly-managed performances that will be displayed by most of the acts on the festival this week, they bring a passion, love and fervour for music that will be matched by few other acts on offer.

As early in the day as it is, and without a big name due on stage for a few hours, the crowd around the stage in the ampitheater is pretty sparse in the few minutes before ARTAX are due on stage. A couple of thousand people, most of whom are here to secure a place down front for Mister_B, have made their way in, but the place is far from full. Among the crowd on the sunny Sunday morning, however, are a couple of hundred metalheads who have made their way to the show early, whether through curiosity or their desire to see the band, and a few are making themselves known as they start sporadic chanting and singing, breaking the relatively peaceful silence of the early afternoon air at the festival. It's still relatively quiet when the time comes for the first act of the day to come to the stage, so when the backdrop bearing the name ARTAX falls into place, there's only a slight ripple of applause and a few lone cheers among the chatter, facilitated mostly by those who tend to see the earlier acts as little more than a barrier to their enjoyment of the headliners.

When the PA crackles to life, the silence on stage is broken by a rumble, which sounds something like thunder in the distance. This same sound is then repeated a few times, each rumble sounding closer than the one which came before. After a few of these, with the thunder sounding imminently close, the sound is replaced by a long single keyboard note, mournful, quiet and long. The ominous sound continues for a few seconds, before it crackles and fades out slowly, replaced by the gradually louder sound of a garbled voice, which appears to be repeating the same indecipherable phrase over and over again without any break. The crowd still chats among themselves as the few metal fans, stationed near the front, start to spread the crowd a little, creating a gap large enough for the first circle pit of the weekend to open up in. As a few members of the metal group start aimlessly bumping into each other, the ominous keyboard sound cuts totally, and the voice becomes clearer. Outlive...outlast...outdo...outlive...outlast...outlive, outlive, outlive, outlive... it repeats over and over.

At that moment, when the voice starts to repeat the word outlast, the drums at the back of the stage burst to life as Cole Klein unleashes a burst of double kick and cymbals on the crowd. He holds a stick in the air before standing to offer applause to the few fans who acknowledge his arrival on the stage. A second later, the remaining members of ARTAX make their way onto the stage, instruments in hand, led by lead guitarist Dante McCall to a slightly more enthusiastic reception. Finally, the cheering starts, admittedly still subdued somewhat, when Josh Meyer, the only member of the band really known in the mainstream, both for his work with Blood of Wecz and his three solo hits, makes his way out. Dressed in a black sweater and leather waistcoat, the long haired vocalist walks to the front of the stage and looks out to the crowd, smiling slightly. He stops for a few seconds, just surveying the surroundings, before he steps up onto his monitor, motioning for the circle pits to open up. ARTAX are a band that always bring the energy, and they ask the same from the fans in attendance. As Josh asks for the pits to open, Cole hits four quick beats on his hi-hat and the guitars play a long open note as the drums kick into life, thumping a marching beat that signals the arrival of OUTLAST, the band's debut single.



Once the main riff of the song starts, Josh, still front and centre on the stage, starts to bang his head in time with the thumping, hard hitting metalcore track. The sheer brutality of the opening of the song, which has burst through the early afternoon air and torn a hole in the peace of the ampitheater. It seems to have caused a few people to pay heed, and whether they are simply standing watching or in the circle pit which is now raging, ARTAX have certainly managed to grab the attention of many of the few thousand in attendance so early in the day. Josh once again signals for the pit to open wider, before he raises his mic to his mouth for the first time and starts to deliver some of the most unique vocals likely to be heard in any band all weekend. His style of screamed vocal comes with vemom, intensity and an anger that is pretty much unmatched and has gone a long way to earning him a reputation in the metal world. As he screams his way through the opening verse, his band start to really show off the sort of energy that got ARTAX recognised on Warped as one of the highlights of the summer. Dante and fellow guitarist Brett Smith are each stood at the sides of the stage, thundering their way through each technical and complicated riff, while headbanging and motioning for the crowd to bring it.

I was led to believe that this was no way to die,
Eyes closed, limbs out, lungs tight, ready to fly,
I spread my arms to look like wings,
A flight to find the finer things,
Blood moves faster than ice but now I'm running dry

As the first verse ends, Josh spits out into the space between the stage and fans and leaps into the air, landing on stage just as the first big note of the chorus hits. "Alright....alright...everybody fuckin' bounce," he screams into his mic, before launching into the anthemic yet still raspy vocal that is the chorus. As he sings, one hand in the air as he meanders through the rebellious and vengeful lyrics that really put this band on the map in the metal world, the rest of the band, save for Cole, bounce on the spot in time with the less thunderous riff, some of the crowd who are suddenly paying attention to this energetic fivesome now also starting to follow suit and bounce along in time. When the chorus ends, Josh smiles out at the crowd and wipes his already sweating brow with one hand, before darting to the side of the stage. He grabs one of the poles holding the stage roof up and leans out towards the crowd as he screams through the second and third verses of the song, and from the look on his face, it's clear that he's putting his all into it. ARTAX may not have a lot to prove to a crowd that is largely not here for them, but this is a band determined to show what they can do. For the rest of the track, through the second chorus and the outro, Josh makes his way from side to side, skipping, leaping and running as he tries to whip the crowd into a frenzy, interacting with them and trying to convey the energetic mood that soars through the veins of everyone on stage.



No hope, no head,
No one to ease my dread,
I don't hear what they say,
I've carved this path for me
No hope, no head,
No one to find me dead,
I will not last this day,
I made this bid to be free

When the song ends with a flourish, there's a swell of cheering from the crowd that seems to take Josh almost by surprise. As the pit slows to a stop, he holds a hand up to show his appreciation for the guys in there, before he takes a drink of beer and tosses the can, still half full, into the crowd. "Fall Festival!" he yells, smile plastered across his face. "For those of you who have never heard of us before, we are motherfucking ARTAX from the USA and Australia, and we're here to blow the cobwebs of your hangover the hell away. Who's with us?" He laughs at the cheering and then applauds the crowd, slinging his mic over his shoulder. "Alright! Well that's what I like to fucking hear! This next song is from our upcoming EP entitled The War Within, and it's about oppression and the liberties the government takes with our rights. This song is called FORCED FREEDOM! Let me see you move, Fall Festival! And let's hear it for my good buddy Dante McCall from Sydney, Australia." He laughs and playfully shoves Dante before the latter launches into a ridiculously complicated opening riff, sweeping and picking his way through a fast-paced, high-pitched guitar riff that shows off just how skilful the Australian is at his instrument. At the end of the intro, the rest of the band burst into a metal riff that's far faster and unrelenting than the opening track from the band, and Josh barks his way through a vocal that matches the riff beat for beat. This time, rather than just running from side to side, he starts to climb the rigging at the side of the stage with one hand, using it like a ladder as he makes his way higher whilst firing out angry words about oppression and the freedom of the people. Eventually, he reaches a place about ten metres above the ground as the verse ends, and he turns to salute the crowd, who are by now absolutely enamoured by his daredevil antics. Meanwhile, on stage, the band are firing their way through a song that really packs a punch, with the group vocals ringing out during Josh's escapades really adding a new dimension that sets this song apart from the one that came before.





When the chorus to the fast-paced metal track starts to kick in, and the band down at stage level deliver their vocal part, the cameras servicing the big screens at the side of the stage are now focussed on Josh and his antics in climbing the rigging. Below him, the security and a few festival organisers are frantically trying to coax him down from his perch ten metres in the air. It was funny, especially given how straight-laced Josh was in every day life, that his on stage persona would lead him to do such reckless acts. At a break in the track, he smiles and shouts out over the top of the thumping drumbeat "I'm not a fuckin cat...can't get me down like that," before he starts to climb down, causing everyone below him to calm at last. He jumps the last few metres and lands on the stage, before he waves out to the crowd. Before he sings the last part of the song, he waves off the band, who stop playing for a moment, only the drums playing a slow and steady beat. Josh looks out to the crowd. "This is an anthemic part, it's all for the people, so I wanna look the part of like an angry protester," he says with a laugh. He puts his mic down and takes his waistcoat and sweater off, leaving him topless, before he nods again to his band. The breakneck speed of the song is then replaced with a slower section, backed by a sad sounding keyboard, and this time topped off with clean vocals from Josh. His own frantic act to this stage is replaced by a calmer energy as he stops in front of the stage and sings, gazing out over a crowd that is showing an all-new appreciation for a band the vast majority had never heard of before today.

Unguided, forgiven
The false feeling, forced freedom
Unguided, forgiven
The false feeling, forced freedom

When the song starts to come to an end, Josh stops singing and his vocals are replaced by a piano outro played out over the PA. It's clear that this song is about the people, for the people, and the now topless Josh seeks to compound this feeling by making his way to them. He smiles at his band and grabs two beers before walking to the front of the stage. He sits down and then drops to the floor, before he walks towards the front barrier. When the fans reach out to him, the tattooed frontman, now covered in sweat from his energetic performance, smiles at them and starts to high five people as he makes his way along the front row. As the outro of the song continues to play over the PA, and the other members of ARTAX toss guitar picks and drumsticks into the crowd, Josh hugs a few people and points out to those he can't quite reach. About halfway along the line, he spots a guy in a Molly's Chamber shirt, the former name of ARTAX, and he warmly embraces him. He then takes his two beers and opens them, handing one to the fan. They toast together and then take a drink from their beers, before Josh hands his to another fan and makes his way back to the stage. Security help him back onto the stage before he wipes his head and whips his long hair back. "Thank you guys," he says humbly, before holding a hand to his heart. It was clear that the song meant a lot to Josh. He then walks to the back and whispers something to Dante, before walking back to the front of the stage and going down on one knee as he looks out across the crowd, breathing heavily but with a wide smile on his face.



"Before we do another song, I just wanna say, Fall Festival, thank you to every single one of you for coming out to see us this afternoon. As a band, we've not been doing this shit for very long, so it humbles us to come to a festival this big and see thousands of people making an effort to come out so early to see us. From the bottom of our hearts, California, thank you for coming to see us this afternoon!" He bows a little to those in attendance and then applauds them again. "Now we only have 15 minutes up here today, so we have time for just one more. Do you guys wanna hear a fast one?" he asks, as he stands back up again. The drums count in four beats as the crowd cheer and the guitars start to play a riff. Josh whips his hair back again and walks over to Dante, putting one hand on his guitarist's shoulder as he looks out across the growing sea of people. "If we're gonna give you a fast one here...I'm gonna wanna see you guys give us something in return alright? This song is from our new EP and it's called CREATURES!" He spits in the air and walks back to his own place in the centre of the stage as the band continue to play through their riff. "Alright, you guys in the pit have done some great fucking work so far, but I need to see some more. Let's get moving. Split....split," he says as he motions for the crowd to split in half. "When I give you the signal, I wanna see everyone out there move. If the person beside you isn't running, jumping or dancing, kick them in the knee, alright?" he laughs. "The pit is your friend. The pit...is your friend," he repeats with a smile. "One...two...everybody fucking goooo!"

As Josh screams go, the band launch into yet another crazy fast opening riff as Josh bounces in place, before he starts to motion for the crowd to jump up and down again. "MOVE! MOVE!" he screams at them, before his own vocal section kicks in. In this song, the vocals are more bouncy and delivered with a beat that really calls for headbanging. As usual, the band themselves are very energetic throughout the verse. Dante is running on the spot, smiling at the crowd who have now been whipped into a frenzy, while at the back of the stage, Cole is putting on something of a masterclass in drumming. All the time Josh spits out the angry but catchy vocal of the metalcore masterpiece, Cole is adding flourishes and fills to his performance, spinning his sticks and occasionally tossing one into the air before he catches it and continues to play without ever missing even a single beat. It's the sort of flashy performance that made ARTAX one of the favourites at Warped, and with this being their last song in front of a crowd that has little knowledge of them before today, they seem determined to really show off what they can do. Dante starts to play the guitar with one hand, and as the song comes to the end of the opening verse, he makes a run across stage and leaps in the air. At the exact second he lands, he swings his guitar around his neck by the strap, before he catches it , much to the delight of the fans, and makes his way to a microphone in time for the melodic group vocal section of the song.





Following the group vocal, the band bursts into life again, with all members bouncing in place throughout the instrumental and fast-paced bouncy bridge of the track. Josh points at a few people in the crowd who are really going for it. One or two are even singing along, having heard these songs before on Warped Tour. Josh nods and stops bouncing as the chorus nears. He steps back to his position at the front of the stage and holds up his hand before he launches headlong into a chorus that, even though it is metal, screamed and not melodic at all, has the sort of beat that will make it resonate with people and become a favourite of the band's. He smiles as he makes his way through the chorus, his eye being caught by a tower of people in the middle of the crowd, with one guy standing tall on the shoulders of two people below him. When the chorus finishes, Josh points at them and bows. "Someone get the guy on the bottom of that a fucking beer. That's what I call leg strength." He laughs and grabs a beer of his own to toast the effort as the band again hammer through another technical bridge section in the song. As the choruses come to an end and the band approach the end of their track and the short but amazingly sweet set, Josh seems to have one last idea and he whispers in the ear of Dante as the latter plays his riff without missing a note, a true maestro.

We're all haunted by these creatures
Broken, dreams filled with regrets
You sacrifice to keep yourself from the net
We're all hunted by these creatures
Guilty, broken hearts filled up with debt
Here's the time I feel like we can never forget.

After the bridge, the song slows for a second and the band start to play a little filler section. Josh breathes heavily before he walks to the front of the stage and stands up on his monitor again. He gazes out across the crowd once more and nods. "Again, I just wanna thank you guys. We maybe don't bring the lights, the dancers and the fireworks that a lot of the bands you'll see this weekend are gonna have, but we are here to give it our all and bring you an energy that you can feel. I wanna thank you from the bottom of the heart for embracing us and showing us so much love." He smiles happily and takes a few steps back. "In fact, I'm coming to see you all. I love you," he says before tossing his microphone to the floor. He pulls his jeans up and then starts to run to the front of the stage. Much to the delight of the fans, Josh dives headlong towards the crowd, leaving the stage, and he lands atop a sea of hands as the gleeful crowd catch him and start to pass him along, crowdsurfing the energetic and enigmatic frontman across the crowd towards the pit. As Josh moves across the crowd, Dante launches into a guitar solo and headbangs as he delivers a solo that once again displays his own prowess at his instrument. When he finishes his solo, and with Josh still far from the stage, Dante takes it upon himself to sing the last part of the song. As it comes to an end, the delighted fans finally pass Josh back to the front, where security grab him and pull him back over the barrier. He hugs a few of the fans in the front of the crowd before climbing back onto the stage.





Josh picks up his microphone one last time, still breathing heavily after one of the fastest, hardest hitting and energetic sets of the whole weekend. "Fall Festival, we love you. Thank you so much. We'll see you soon. Stick around to see our good friends in the Harlots," he says, before dropping the mic and waving to the crowd. The band finish with one last flourish, before they toss their picks and sticks into the crowd once more. Josh bows and hugs Dante warmly, the two with big smiles on their face relating to how well they had been received. Afterwards, they make their way off to the side of the stage as a surprised and impressed crowd cheer for them, highly appreciative of the way ARTAX gave themselves an introduction to be remembered. This is a set that everyone in attendance will be likely to remember for some time to come. Short but very very sweet.

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ARTAX setlist @ Fall Festival
Outlast
Forced Freedom
Creatures

the wail of an air raid siren blares through the speakers amidst an empty stage. people look around after a minute or two,wondering if this is just a test or a band's intro. the drone of a multiple propeller airplane gets louder and louder until its near deafening. when people look up,they are greeted by the sight of a b17 flying overhead.

the terror starts to take over when the bomb bay doors can be seen opening and a single bomb drops from the airplane. some people try to clear a spot for the bomb to fall,some vomit and wet themselves. still,others go in for that last kiss or confess their love to those who friendzoned them. like in the movies,a whistle is heard as the bomb hurtles towards the crowd. seconds later,a loud explosion is heard before t shirts,glitter and thongs go everywhere. the harlots,never one to SELL merch,have no problem with giving it away. especially when explosions can be involved.

while the crowd was concerned with certain death,the harlots took the stage. free shit works wonders to mask the awkwardness of coming on stage.
"hellloooooo,fall fest!" erica squeals with excitement. her already high pitched voice reaching new levels of anime girlness. erica is wearing what appears to be a bootleg gemma shirt,whom she famously doesnt get along with.


the crowd roars back at her. its been many months since the harlots had last been seen on stage. the band has a large following,somehow. but many more are here just to say they've seen the harlots live.
"ok,fall fest. its been a little while since we last played. so we have a special treat for you." erica coyly says and looks to nina. nina grins back at erica and walks over to her. she bows as the cheers go up. nina visibly blushes. erica hands nina the microphone and nina passes erica the guitar.
nina takes center stage and clears her throat. "sing along if you know the words. this is "english civil war",loves....by the clash. which you should already know.




seeing a woman in full evening wear singing punk rock is not something you see everyday. the (now) crimson tressed nina pulls it off wonderfully. she may be a much classier lady than she once was,but she can still let loose a proper snarl when needed. her cockney accent making joe stummer sound like an enunciation instructor.erica plays furiously,bouncing from one end of the stage to the other.

the song ends to the thunderous applause. erica pants heavily as she hands the guitar back to nina. she shakes her hands out and makes a dying face.
"good fuck almighty. i dont know how nina does that,song after song. my arms feel like limp dicks hanging off my body." erica says,her exhausted breathing audible.
"what would you know about limp dicks?" someone in the audience yells back.
chloe answers with a "ba dump dump tish" on her drums. erica grins and starts giggling. she takes off her jacket and t shirt amidst various cat calls. erica starts wiggling seductively as she finalizes removal. nina plays "the entertainer" briefly on the guitar. erica returns to the mic,now in much cooler sleeveless dress. she grabs the mic and motions she is going to throw it. she doesnt want to knock anyone out with it. she picks up a bullhorn from atop an amp.
"right, wont be needing that." her voices crackles through the PA. she tosses the mic to the crowd. nina starts playing a quick ramones style sound. erica starts bouncing and brings the bullhorn up and starts singing in it.




the song is fast,catchy and lends itself to sing alongs. the harlots have nearly perfected this formula over their career. the crowd morphs into a huge circle pit an bodies start flying every where. the b17 makes another pass and drops more merch bombs. this time its a chain of 5 bombs. more t shirts,more thongs,more glitter falls on the throng of people.


" that was my neighbor fucks for P.E.T.A awareness" erica announces through her bull horn.she makes a little circle motion with her hand,and the nina and chloe pick right back up and segway into the next song.

the next song is relentless in its speed.nina takes a power stance,which is certainly a sight to behold given the evening dress and all. the pit now expands and threatens to envelop the entire venue. people are climbing the barriers and overwhelming security,who finally just give up and let the crowd surge forward. erica holds up her bullhorn to anyone who passes her on stage. most fans are making up their own lyrics to the song. most work,some dont. but everyone is having a blast. during the bridge,erica shoos them all off stage. her new found mother powers seeming to work swimmingly on drunk punk rock fans.after everyone is back off the stage,erica picks up singing and the song ends abruptly. "that was danny is into cock rock now.....and whatever the fuck you guys were singing! we're the harlots. you're you. thanks for coming out! we love ya!" she squeaks into her bull horn. she,nina and chloe link arms and bow.

Mutual Addiction Fall Festival performance

Drums introduces the most outrageous duo of the festival, they’ve been recently touring the world with their “Bad Influence World Tour” and so far so good they announced that they are in a relationship, it not only made their performances live sexier but also very attractive to a mature audience, after all, everyone wants to be a voyeur nowadays. The drums give space to an electric guitar riff and there comes Julia playing the particular riff on her guitar, Alex comes just by her side, the crowd knows how sexy these two rockers looks when they come walking, girls in the audience started to scream for both of them don’t forget that Julia is bisexual and that makes the combination explosive and toxic. The first track “Oxygen” is their lasts single, well it’s been almost three months of its release, but yet it’s a single, the crowd knows the word, Julia plays the guitar, Alex gives the best vocals of the moment, his voice is raspy and high it has a rock and roll vibe all over it. The tow often look at each other, smile and winks, they also interact a few with the crowd, Alex seems more charismatic than Julia, but people love Julia’s attitude, she was always that way “Fuck off, I’m a rock star” contrasting Alex affecting relation with the audience, this contrast is really good for the stage presence of both. Julia wears a long black shirt with black bra, yes we’re allowed to see her bra! She wears socks, no pants and high heels, heavy dark eyes, she looks damn sexy, Alex wears a black jacket and a red shirt, best thing about them is that they have distinct personalities and their way of dressing express this personality, Alex has tattoos all over his body, Julia doesn’t have any tattoo, Alex has a messy dark hair, Julia is pale and blond, it’s almost as if they could starring a porn movie together, so sexy they look.



The next track is the title track of their debut album which by the way already hit the three million mark of sales, very impressive for a rock band nowadays. “This is a Wasteland” is a delightful performance; the subject of the track is basically Alex saving Julia from her depressive suicidal thoughts, so Julia doesn’t play the guitar and both seem to be singing for each other, Julia hillsides her head on Alex shoulders as he sings the verses for her, later they share some glances and give hands and Julia walks away and then comes back closer to him as if they would kiss, but they don’t, all of those random actions are highly celebrated by the audience present, there’s tension between them and passion, it’s no doubt. They were hyped during the European festival season earlier this year just because of their behavior. Once again, Alex delivers a marvelous vocal performance, Julia has a singular voice too, but those two first tracks didn’t explore her potential, but she’s a good singer as well.



Finally came the time they talked with the audience, very briefly. “What’s up everybody!” says Alex “How wonderful you look over there” he continues, Julia then talks too “We’re so happy to be here” the crowd cheers to their cheap talk, Alex finishes the conversation “This next song is slow down one, we’re gonna get our acoustic guitars to perform it for you, it’s called ‘Final Moment’”. Behind two pedestals, they play acoustic guitars and perform the heartbreaking “Final Moment”. Now we perceive Julia’s vocal range, their voices sound as one at some parts of the track, the connection is undeniable. The folk oriented track, allows the audience to raise their mobiles so they could film the couple performing the track, videos like this went viral on the web, especially when they were touring in Europe. Julia often looks to Alex and subtly smile, Alex seems to be focused on the singing and the crowd in front of him. It was the best performance of their short set, vocally and the chemistry as well, really impressive.
They took off the acoustic guitar to perform the hit single “Bad Influence”, it’s another come and go sexy advances from Julia towards Alex, the crowd loves it. The track is rock and roll on its core and it has a sexy drum base that allows Julia to perform some moves, if you understand me, she’s all about the performance and Alex seems to enjoy her weird moves, lest not forget to mention that both were drinking whiskey during their performance, Julia also lighted up a cigarette before they started to perform “Bad Influence”, she is just like that and Alex seems amused by her misbehavior, he often grabs her on her waist the same time she’s singing. They end the performance with a widely clapping from the crowd, they didn’t talk with them, but they blow kisses and wave to them as they leave the stage.

Set List

1- Oxygen
2- This is a Wasteland
3- Final Moment
4- Bad Influence