Ceres [live review]

The Tote, Melbourne – June 27
Supports: The Pretty Littles, Sincerely Grizzly Oslo & the Flying High-O’s
Anybody who knows me is aware that I’m a bit of a Ceres fanatic. Having seen the band perform live for the first time last November — and right after they formed no less — it’s fair to say that I had high expectations for their Winter Tour.
I was seated front and centre at the stage for the entire show, right in front of vocalist Tom Lanyon at their sold out Melbourne show at The Tote.
They played a lot of the oldies, which everybody really enjoyed, whilst also giving us a preview of one really fantastic new song rumoured to be holding a position in their current record in the works. Everybody lost it, myself included. Really, the entire show was near perfect, apart from one small thing.
Nearing the end of the show, I managed to get the chance to request a song. Upon requesting ‘Pomegranate’, my favourite Ceres song, Tom promptly apologised, stating that they, ‘Didn’t know it’. It’s such a small thing, I know, seeing as they did flawlessly execute all of their rehearsed songs. It just would have been so nice for them to know their origins as well as they know their current songs, because those original songs are the ones that I fell for in the first place.
However, as per usual Ceres made up for their lacking in fulfilling my personal preferences in their banter, wonderful performance and high energy. I can only hope that they maintain their excellence with the next coming record.
Reviewed by Jessica Alves