Courtney Barnett's Palais crowd jumps up after three songs
Courtney Barnett played the Palais Theatre on November 7, with her crowd jumping to its feet within three songs.
Courtney Barnett played The Palais on November 7, and her crowd was on its feet within three songs, matching her 2017 show at the venue. Since then, albums mapping indecision and self-doubt have built her art into something both restless and assured.
The new album Creature of Habit finds her wrestling with stasis, more confident on stage than before. Bassist Bones Sloane and drummer Stella Mozgawa give her room to stretch chords and test new territory.
Early favourites like Depreston sit alongside all 10 tracks from the new LP. What strikes is the consistency: the same thread of poetic self-examination runs through every era of her work.
The crowd sings along to songs they know like secret confessions, and stays silent through deeper cuts with the intensity of prayer.
- Courtney Barnett
- Artist
- Palais Theatre
- Venue
- November 7
- Performance date
- 10 from Creature of Habit
- New album tracks played
Why it mattersFor fans following her growth over nine years, this show proves the work is paying off. For anyone who loved her early records, she still cuts.
AustraliaCourtney Barnett remains one of Australia's most compelling songwriters. This tour marks the release of a new album and shows her craft deepening in her home city.
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