Sweet Thing (Rivoli NXNE, June 16, 2011)

Sweet Thing play catchy indie pop that can border on nauseating, or perhaps that is just the hotter-than-thou antics of their lead singer who spent the entire set posing, flexing or flirting. Luckily the rest of the band were entertaining to draw my attention, especially the bassist who ran and played and sang all over that stage. Opening with Dance Mother was a good sign but I thought there would be more of a dance party beyond the radio single from more than the first two rows of swooning girls. I don't think I'm quite their intended audience so perhaps that was what was missing. Lively enough set, full of pop and swagger, not quite hitting the mark for me.