It's not an old time thing you're feeling. Gin martinis at 3pm are still a legitimate cure for ennui. You may not yet know what the 'mean reds' are, but Kira Puru and The Bruise will help you understand. Slowly. Skilfully.

Here's how it goes: you'll stand, arms-crossed and uncertain, while KP+TB unfurl an ode to modern sadness in 40 uncomplicated minutes. It doesn't have to be one of those days, when you're there, you'll just get it--languid, sullen, sweaty, spine-tingling.

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"Sharon Jones-meets-Ella Fitz pipes, flirty menace and whip-tight, black singlet-clad band are an enticing slice of badass that had an early-arvo room thrashing merrily along." - The Brag

"Unnerving, ungodly and strangely enticing." - Forte Magazine

Its a little bit of sunshine and a whole lot of darkness" - Mark Ireland, The Dwarf

"Ooozing with sophistication and style yet dirty enough to be yelling "give it to me" in a back alley brothel." - Something Sweet To Throw Away