American neo-Springsteens having broken on commercially unforgiving shores (Gaslight Anthem, Lucero, the Hold Steady), these Aussies establish their own beachhead of hands in the air with the heart anthems of second LP Go Farther in Lightness. The Sydney fivepiece puts every human emotion on widescreen display, somehow avoiding histrionics in earworms with titles like “Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane” and “What Can I Do if the Fire Goes Out?” A 77-minute album borders on exhausting, but live, these songs will encourage audiences to speak in tongues. (1:45pm, Honda stage; weekend one only)

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This article appears in October 5 • 2018.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.