Muncie Girls @ The Garage Attic, Glasgow, 30 Sep

With the familiar sight of Converse trainers and backpacks, indie-punk fans descend on The Garage Attic tonight before the Monday morning back-to-work-dread sets in – proving their reputation for being among the most dedicated music fans is not unearned.

First on is local support Ghostbaby, from Glasgow’s neighbouring town Paisley, who perform adolescent grunge reminiscent of Blur. Lead singer Sam Cameron uses his voice as if it's another instrument, forming unpredictable patterns which mimic and sometimes struggle to keep up with the drums.

Glasgow's Cats With Glasses, who are new to the scene and have only been rehearsing together for three months, are up next. Still in the process of naming their songs, frontman Jack Bestow asks the audience for their input as they move into the latest untitled track from their, as yet unreleased EP, Home. An indie-punk powerhouse, the trio seem genuinely delighted to be on stage.

To the eye, The Hard Aches are a duo consisting of vocals/guitar and drums, but to the ear, they have the energy of a full band and are more than capable of producing an immense sound. The pair create multi-layers of melodious guitar riffs which, when combined with the warm tonality of the vocal in a wall of sound effect, causes you to hear other instruments and backing vocals which don’t exist. Tracks like I Get Like This have an anthemic quality which reminds us of Weezer and Pixies. Ending their set by inviting friend and tourmate Lande Hekt from Muncie Girls to join them on stage, our ears are awakened further in anticipation for tonight's headliners.

Joined by Shit Present's Iona Cairns on bass, Muncie Girls swell to a four-piece tonight meaning frontwoman Lande Hekt is able to stand front and centre on guitar which brings more depth to their sound as well as more harmony to a so far all-male line-up. Muncie Girls perform sugar-coated pop-punk from their latest LP Fixed Ideals including singles Clinic, Picture of Health and Locked Up. Hekt’s voice is sweet-sounding, yet straight to the point with lyrics that describe real-life experiences of mental health and self-care with a refreshing candidness. In true punk fashion, the set concludes an evening of short, sharp bursts of lightning-fast pop-punk and songwriting that is catchy and all too relatable.