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SORORITY NOISE // Explosive Debut Of Love And Catharsis


SORORITY NOISE + We Set Sail
29 September, 2017
The Brightside, Brisbane.

American punks Sorority Noise played their first stop on their debut Australian tour at Brisbane’s The Brightside, showing alongside the pain in their lyrics are performances full of heart.

Locals We Set Sail opened with their ear-bursting melodies provided by their three guitarists, huge amplifier stacks, and the clutter of pedals filling frontstage. While their sound is shoegaze, the band spent little time staring downward, instead flaying to their hard-hitting anthems. No matter if their songs were introspectively dreamy or pretty roars, the crowd bobbed their heads to the soothing waves of distortion.

We Set Sail // By Tracie Tee Live Events

The crowd gathered close to the stage before Sorority Noise arrived. The band introduced themselves with the muted chug of Nolsey, with the crowd singing-along with every one of Cameron Boucher’s words. When the song built to its big instrumental section, the band and crowd released their collective tension by going wild; the foot of the stage becoming a wild mosh, raising one fan high above them.



The crowd was electric, and their mood joyous. Fans pushed and shoved into each other throughout, racing through a circle pit during the raging chorus of Blond Hair, Black Lungs and surfing above each other. Fans held each other and screamed “I stopped wishing I was dead” from Using, a song revealed to be very important to Boucher.

The band fed off the crowd’s energy, wildly thrashing and howling. The band put in so much energy that five songs in drummer Charlie Singer broke his snare. While they repaired, Boucher played a soft, stirring song from an upcoming seven-inch, calming the once wild audience. He does this again later when he whimpers the emotional First Letter From St Sean, sending fans to hug and stand still together.

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All of Sorority Noise’s songs are perfect slices of catchy punk-rock, but No Halo’s massive chorus moved me, sending chills down my spine each time. One fan was especially moved, leaping on to the stage to take the mic away from Boucher and passionately scream the final chorus, leaping into the crowds’ arms afterwards.

It would’ve been the perfect finish to a night of cathartic release, but Sorority Noise returned for fans’ demand for an encore. At this point, Boucher decided to take a seat, revealing the entire night he’s been in excruciating back pain. It’s a surprise to hear after his wild stage presence, but his reduced energy doesn’t inhibit his passionate howls in Disappeared.



Boucher’s screams of simple acts of overcoming grief like “I took a shower for the first time in what felt like weeks” were celebrated with one last burst of energetic moshing. When the band left, sweat-drenched fans went to find the friends they lost in the mosh, sharing how incredible the show was. The room was brimming with lots of emotions: passion, rage, catharsis, but especially love. Love for music. Love for each other. And love for the incredible Sorority Noise.

Sorority Noise // By Tracie Tee Live Events

Catch Sorority Noise in Melbourne this week.

Tuesday October 3, The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne with Slowly Slowly (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday October 4, The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne with Foley

Tickets available here.




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