The Temper Trap

Overview

The word 'meteoric' is bandied around quite liberally in the music industry, but the Temper Trap's upward trajectory definitely deserves the term bestowed upon it. I remember seeing them play in the little bat cave known as Candy's Apartment: they were noticeably good. Singer Dougy had a very unique voice that stood out from the average indie-rock belter, and the rest of the band were great to watch, with songs beyond run-of-the-mill pop/rock. They polished all the good bits on the debut album — Dougies voice, Lorenzo's chiming guitars, stripped back bass and drums — until they sounded like a huge band. They must have been listening to U2 or Simple Minds — big 80's New Romantic stuff — and, like Kings Of Leon, stumbled upon the reverb box. It sounded like they were destined to play stadiums.

Fast forward a bit and now they are playing stadiums. After whipping up a frenzy in the UK, they are about to come back to Aus to do their first 'we are a massive band' tour. They have sold out their hometown Festival Hall, so get your arse to the cash machine and get your tickets for the Hordern.