Slow Club @ Cabaret Voltaire, 19 September

As Slow Club herald the arrival of their tasty new album, Paradise, with a show packed full of messy energy, articulate banter and exquisitely stripped-down laments, two aspects of the band's steady evolution from 2009's Yeah So are clear. Firstly, as jagged riffs and sly bass rumbles wrench open Where I'm Waking, the new additions to the live line-up fit like a glove, extending a muscular, vital undertow beneath songs old and new.

 

Secondly, Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson continue to forge ahead with an expanded, receptive vision, their performances tonight breathing fresh life into Our Most Brilliant Friends and Giving Up On Love. Endearing tales of last night's antics in Glasgow lace the second part of the set, the band banter forming an idiosyncratic chemistry between the group and the audience. Roaming between desolate songs and bumpy, playful explorations with ease, Slow Club are in splendid form.