M83 @ O2 ABC Glasgow, 27 June

Ahead of tonight’s packed Glasgow show, French electropop-crafters M83 played a decisive Saturday headline set on Glastonbury’s John Peel stage. In every way that the band excelled in presenting their ambient synthpop dreams to the iconic festival, so too do they replicate that euphoric formula tonight within the O2 ABC's closer confines.

One of the ‘big reveals’ of the group's Glasto set was the appearance of French-Vietnamese collaborator Mai Lan. The lithe, charismatic singer features on several tracks from M83’s latest record Junk and makes a gratifying return tonight, guesting with vocal spots on Bibi The Dog and Go!, before an encore call-back sees her nonchalantly high-kicking her way through the bombastic, synth-heavy Laser Gun.

These kind of slick euphoric pop moments typify Junk, and translate gloriously to the stage – a heady, escapist mix of pink neon strip lighting, huge synth lines, and sweeping melodies. Despite Junk’s whimsical appeal though, its tango with nostalgic 80s pop tropes doesn’t quite reach the artistic heights of 2011’s near-perfect Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.

Diplomatically, the lion’s share of tonight's performance is split across these two records, with hits like Midnight City and Outro lending emotional weight to the set. We Own The Sky is an additional treat, the 2008 oldie a heady mix of bass funk and thunderbolt blasts of percussion. Backed by a stunning backdrop of twinkling lights that mimic the starry night sky, it's an insider's nod to the band's astral fixations (the name M83 is inspired by a galaxy of the same name, FYI).

An exhilarating mix of lush synthscapes, quirky French vocal samples and the vivacious stage personas of frontman Anthony Gonzalez and co make M83's live show a regenerative experience. As guitarist Jordan Lawlor's curly mop dances in the wind machine wake of the expansive Steve McQueen, there’s no more apt illustration of the group's affinity with breezy, reinvented retro-pop paradigms.

In fact, the only anamoly of the night lies with support act onDeadWaves. Despite favourable reviews of their recently released debut, Polly Scattergood and James Chapman (of Maps) struggle to translate their wistful ballads and mystical narratives into gripping stage fare. Thank goodness for M83, then – in the toxic aftermath of the divisive Brexit referendum result, the group's jubilant soundscapes are a welcome place of respite for politics-weary minds.