Jam-heavy four-piece funk rock band Midnight Shifter move freely in their sound, letting humour and fun inform them instead of genre restrictions. In the funk rock genre it’s hard not to draw Chili Peppers references—as if that were a bad thing—but with that being said, Midnight Shifter goes well above and beyond the expected, driven by pure, carnal energy and fearlessness towards experimentation with different sounds. The singer’s vocals go from fast paced funk to hard rock wailing, and while the super funk groove in the bass is a constant, the guitar and vocals go through a range of different effects.

They even seem to incorporate the sound of a didgeridoo in the intro to the song “Nile Queen”. They plan to release their frenetic, uncontrollable energy on stage at The Espy this Saturday, March 29th. They’ll be one of eight bands battling it out in the first round of Emergenza Festival Australia. It’s going to be tough competition with Midnight Shifter on the stage. You won’t want to miss it. While you’re waiting for them to go on, go check out their tunes on their Facebook band page.