Sydney’s Enmore Theatre pulses with energy tonight as Sven Gamsky, under his genre-blurring moniker Still Woozy, takes to the stage before a capacity crowd.
Still Woozy’s debut album, If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is (2021), blurred genre lines with a cocktail of soul, folk, and psychedelia, the record unleashed an infectiously laid-back sound that’s still stuck in our heads. The fan-favourite that started it all was ‘Goodie Bag,’ a breakout hit that propelled him into the alt-pop stratosphere long before the album even hit shelves. Fast-forward to June 2024, and Woozy’s sophomore effort Loveseat took things further, offering another dose of genre-melting magic.
The stage is a playful, psychedelic playground, adorned with inflatable flowers sporting wide, goofy grins—an instant callback to the whimsical charm of Loveseat’s album cover. It’s like stepping into Still Woozy’s imagination, where every bloom beams with the same quirky energy his music exudes.
Drummer Harry Terrell sprints on stage like he’s chasing the beat itself, with guitarists Caleb Buchanan and Tani Kahn right on his heels. They lock into a groove—tight, pulsating, like they’ve been doing this in their sleep—and then Sven Gamsky, the nucleus of Still Woozy, explodes onto the stage. It’s chaos, but the good kind. Gamsky is a blur of motion, darting from side to side like a pinball, dancing with Kahn, twirling into Buchanan’s orbit, collapsing onto the floor in a mock yoga pose.
The crowd at the Enmore tonight? Pure bliss. Two young boys sit with their parents, belting out every lyric as if they’d been rehearsing for this moment their whole lives. At one point, Gamsky halts the show to deliver a directive: find someone, hug them, kiss them. The band joins in the love fest as they too hug and kiss.
Hit after hit pours from the stage, each one leaving a residue of joy in its wake. The room feels lighter, lifted by the kind of love that isn’t performative—it’s real and palpable.
One thing’s for sure: Still Woozy’s trajectory from TikTok sensation to festival staple has been impressive. And seemingly unstoppable.
Still Woozy heads to Brisbane next. Go HERE for ticketing information.
