Daughter @ Òran Mór, 21 January

London three-piece Daughter have been the subject of much attention this past year, finally revealing they had signed to 4AD late last year. Tonight they play their first (sold out) headline show in Glasgow since gracing the stage of the Barrowlands in 2012 in support of Beirut.

The trio play the majority of material present on EPs His Young Heart and The Wild Youth, as well as recent single Smother and several previews from their iminent debut. Originally a solo endeavour by singer / multi-instrumentalist Elena Tonra, this is evidenced by the format of many of the songs, relying on a prominent, husky and affected vocal, which is equally as impressive in a live setting as it is on record.

Raw, candid lyrics are undeniably the heart of Daughter’s sound, with songs like Candles, Landfill and breakthrough track Youth hinting at traumas past and perhaps present. The moody and atmospheric vibe is dampened somewhat by the venue’s decision to designate a majority of the floor space to rows of school-concert-style seating – a fact bemoaned by the band themselves – but the overall success makes it fairly clear there's an eager audience for that first LP. [Austin Tasseltine]