Quiet riot: The Jungle Giants rocked KL

The Jungle Giants frontman Hales attacks his guitar with a certain ferocity while maintaining a cheery demeanour. Photo: The Star/M. Azhar Arif

Too short. That would be the only indictment on Australian indie pop band The Jungle Giants’ set in Kuala Lumpur recently. Clocking at a paltry 45 minutes, there was almost a sense that the set ended in just about the time it took for the crowd to properly warm up.

Granted, the opening act – Aussie experimental pop artist Lia Mice, did a fabulous job of padding up the night with her delectable brand of chilled, spacey pop tunes, but as far as the main course was concerned, it felt a little under-served. Still, if you are a subscriber to the theology of “all killer and no filler”, then that was exactly what the band, consisting of Sam Hales (vocals/guitars). Cesira Aitken (guitars), Andrew Dooris (bass) and Keelan Bijker (drums), delivered to the 300-over revellers on the night.