Arts Martial

I caught them in Perth on the weekend, seriously one of the best bands I saw when I was in Perth last week for the WAMI awards
-Dom Alessio, Home and Hosed (on air) - Triple J

I caught them in Perth on the weekend, seriously one of the best bands I saw when I was in Perth last week for the WAMI awards
-Dom Alessio, Home and Hosed (on air) - Triple J

Arts Martial began with a martial-type electronic voice recording repeating the four-piece band’s name. The reason this band were the Next Big Thing winners of 2009 was evident from the beginning. They delivered an energetic and refined performance that cut the bullshit and demanded the attention of everyone, even commanding impulsive dancing and jumping from a small, enthusiastic group towards the front of the stage.

Problem Child was rough, rebellious, unrestrained and evocative as indicated in its title. The harsh, captivating and varied vocals of front-man, Jarrod Ross, in Dreams matched the exciting and quick changing rocky rhythms that kept the dancing kids hooked. The epileptic light changes during the violent drum solo and almost repetitive soft war-cry, in which Ross was joined by the band’s bass player and guitarist to utter the words “Oh, oh, sweetheart,” concluded the loud, tight tune.

Ross commented, “The night is quiet. We’ve never played a candle-lit dinner before so we’ll just try and run with it,” seemed fitting for the slower track Why Stay Here. The unpredictable sounds of the keyboard combined with the calm but rapid vocals and echoes made for an interesting different tune compared to the rest of their set.

Brew Like Bitter and Picture offered epic electric riffs and fresh, new and exciting lyrics which were catchy, upbeat and enough to make a few more fans join the dancing party of happiness up the front. Even the boys from Art in Algebra were shaking out some moves. Vibrant tune, The Only Ones and more familiar, Supernational saw beer and bubbles of champagne spill onto the infinite dance floor of rock as fans fired up. Slower-paced tune, Operate didn’t hold back when it came to the chorus and the excruciatingly energetic drum solo that introduced the final song for the set; Sugar proved quite subtle compared to the wild deliverance that ensued.

Arts Martial put on a spectacularly entertaining live show. Their explosively raw but refined catchy pop- rock tunes have already attracted a great deal of attention and it won’t be long until everyone is hooked.

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Sporting hooks that could land Moby Dick, local lads Arts Martial set about justifying their 'band to watch' tag, turning a healthy crowd onto their brand of smart pop-rock. Tracks like Supernational and Sugar are built for these fun-time crowds and if things go to plan Arts Martial could well become a constant fixture on the national tour circuit. - Xpress magazine

Arts Martial began with a martial-type electronic voice recording repeating the four-piece band’s name. The reason this band were the Next Big Thing winners of 2009 was evident from the beginning. They delivered an energetic and refined performance that cut the bullshit and demanded the attention of everyone, even commanding impulsive dancing and jumping from a small, enthusiastic group towards the front of the stage.

Problem Child was rough, rebellious, unrestrained and evocative as indicated in its title. The harsh, captivating and varied vocals of front-man, Jarrod Ross, in Dreams matched the exciting and quick changing rocky rhythms that kept the dancing kids hooked. The epileptic light changes during the violent drum solo and almost repetitive soft war-cry, in which Ross was joined by the band’s bass player and guitarist to utter the words “Oh, oh, sweetheart,” concluded the loud, tight tune.

Ross commented, “The night is quiet. We’ve never played a candle-lit dinner before so we’ll just try and run with it,” seemed fitting for the slower track Why Stay Here. The unpredictable sounds of the keyboard combined with the calm but rapid vocals and echoes made for an interesting different tune compared to the rest of their set.

Brew Like Bitter and Picture offered epic electric riffs and fresh, new and exciting lyrics which were catchy, upbeat and enough to make a few more fans join the dancing party of happiness up the front. Even the boys from Art in Algebra were shaking out some moves. Vibrant tune, The Only Ones and more familiar, Supernational saw beer and bubbles of champagne spill onto the infinite dance floor of rock as fans fired up. Slower-paced tune, Operate didn’t hold back when it came to the chorus and the excruciatingly energetic drum solo that introduced the final song for the set; Sugar proved quite subtle compared to the wild deliverance that ensued.

Arts Martial put on a spectacularly entertaining live show. Their explosively raw but refined catchy pop- rock tunes have already attracted a great deal of attention and it won’t be long until everyone is hooked.

- faster louder

These guys (Arts Martial) are so confident and fun-loving, just give them a few beers and some instruments and you know your going to get an into it and energetic show. Although they may still have only played less gigs than Princess Di had affairs, Arts' long of friendship pulls it together in infectious ways. When added to songs like Problem Child, they're surely destine for some good triple j rotation soon. - Drum Media

These guys (Arts Martial) are so confident and fun-loving, just give them a few beers and some instruments and you know your going to get an into it and energetic show. Although they may still have only played less gigs than Princess Di had affairs, Arts' long of friendship pulls it together in infectious ways. When added to songs like Problem Child, they're surely destine for some good triple j rotation soon. - Drum Media