Clanging cowbells, hazy smoke machines and howling wolf noises; this is how the euphoric crowd welcomed the psych-rock sisters of Stonefield onto the Oxford Art Factory’s stage. After two blissfully indie sets from homegrown artists Glass Towers and Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! they peacefully assumed their positions, picked up their instruments and dived into their unshakable seventies-inspired rock set with B-side "Yes Master" and "Foreign Lover".

The audience was both astounded and amused to see a group of girls - who are barely even out of their teens – dish out a quintessential rock’n’roll sound that precedes their existence and to play it with such dexterity. The unsuspectingly powerful vocals of lead singer and drummer Amy Findlay permeated the room from the backline, whilst her vanguards laid down electrifying riffs and keyboard-heavy choruses at the front.

After winning triple j’s Unearthed High competition last year, Stonefield are certainly on their way up, having earned a highly coveted slot at the legendary Glastonbury Festival as well as being invited to play the Sunset Strip Music Festival in LA this last month. The Melbournian girls are on the promotional trail for their first official single "Black Water Rising", tearing up plenty of stages across the country for their debut headline tour.

The intoxicating prowess of "Black Water Rising" and the band’s whole repertoire in fact, is a blatant testament to their love for the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Led Zeppelin. Even visually, with their ensemble of headbands, tie-dyed t-shirts, fringed vests and wavy long locks of hair, these girls ooze the freewheelin’ hippie vibe (without hallucinogenic drugs or uninhibited sex).

Midway through the set Stonefield paid homage to one of their “favourite bands in the whole world” with an impressive cover of Led Zeppelin’s "Whole Lotta Love", in which sassy bassist Holly stole the spotlight with an epic hair whip. Whilst the younger members in the audience stood slightly perplexed by this unfamiliar song choice, the older folks nostalgically sung every word of the timeless track, growing a newfound appreciation for Stonefield.

The succession of high-energy tunes that followed included; "Drowning", "Chase The Sun" and finally the crowd favourite and EP title track "Through The Clover". It was hard to ignore Hannah Findlay’s fierce and adept guitar playing that shone through with the solo segments that these tracks afforded her.

Unsurprisingly the girls were reeled back onto the tiny stage for an encore, this time plucking out two elated members of the audience to add the rattle of a tambourine and the toll of a cowbell for a rendition of the high-spirited Steppenwolf classic "Magic Carpet Ride".

Make no mistake, the Stonefield sisters are far from living up to the songwriting abilities of the musical legends who have influenced them. But there is certainly something magical in the making, and with their tender age and ample time to grow, there is most probably success in their future.