The LA trio of sisters plus one drummer were full of enthusiasm and warmth their sunny disposition lightening the otherwise somber Sunday afternoon at Fuji, a time when’s by are thinking of calling an early end to their festival experience or doing something relaxing like shopping at stalls rather than intensely concentrating on music.

These were the odds that Haim faced, and right from the start they had the audience in their hand with hits like “Falling” which got the front of house bouncing. The band planned for an abbreviated festival set so their was little time to waste later going to other songs from their debut .

The fleet wood Mac comparisons are undeniable and the audience bumped and moved to the easy rhythms.

The only stage patter came from bassist who said “we are from LA and to be here is so amazing.” The comment was a bit obvious but so is the artistic and commercial potential of this band with some members just out of high school.

They closed with all three sisters playing Brazilian type rhythms on drums, which is actually the only course that the eldest Haim sister, Este, studied in college. It was too bad the set couldn’t go on much longer, but I had a feeling that we would see these girls quite soon.