After convincing ourselves that summer had all but left us for another year, today’s weather had done its best to lead us to believe otherwise. What better way to end this lovely day with one of Wales’ finest songstresses, currently touring with the equally wonderful H. Hawkline and we catch up with them as they roll into Newcastle.

Having unfortunately missed the incomparable Rhodri Davies, Gwenno takes to the stage alone bathed in blue lights. She launches into a beautiful set filled with exquisite electronic beats, as she casts the odd striking look out toward the bedazzled crowd. We’re all firmly placed under Gwenno’s spell as she serenades us with her sweet Welsh tones.

She brings her wonderful record Y Dydd Olaf alive tonight, regaling us with tales of media manipulation set to the most intriguing of sci-fi influenced backdrop. Despite the record being based on a 1970s book, it’s incredible how it still holds such relevance right now. Her conversations with the crowd that fill any gaps are insightful, as she talks of the now defunct revolving dance floor of the boat on the Tyne.

Yet the sounds that this lady creates are the stars of the show, despite the sombre lyrics to tracks like Patriarchaeth shine through with its bouncy synths covering up the misery that is being conveyed. As the twinkling beats ring out we cannot help but swoon over the wonderful atmosphere that Gwenno effortlessly creates.

Whilst it may only be a short set we’re still completely in awe of Gwenno and the sheer beauty of her music, and as our other commitments call we have to forego the equally endearing and exciting H. Hawkline. However, we’re not sure if he could top Gwenno’s exceptional performance.

The venue is rammed this evening, even before support band Moon King have taken to the stage. Also Canadian, Moon King are currently tearing up stages and tonight is no different. It’s a fairly sedate start; however this doesn’t last long as lead singer Daniel hits the lights quite literally.

As the stage lights up so do the band, as Daniel feeds on the crowd’s energy he bounds around the stage. As Maddie and the rest of the band keep time in their own flamboyant style, they indulge us with many tracks from their new LP. However, tracks like ‘Roswell’ stand out.

To say we really enjoyed these guys is something of an understatement, their energy and playful excitement lights up the room this evening. With our expectations heightened Alvvays take to the stage, last time we encountered these Canadian popsters was when they blew Real Estate off the stage.

They burst out of the blocks and despite the darkened stage they light up the room with their positivity and whimsical indie pop music. The room is bursting at the seams, as Alvvays regale us with all of the tracks from their brilliant debut album.

A song which featured in many top 10s of 2014, and rightly so, ‘Archie, Marry Me’ rings out throughout the venue invoking a mass crowd singalong. The only thing, which is disappointing, is the level of disrespect shown by this evening’s crowd who can’t keep their conversations to themselves.

Not wanting this to mar our experience of the evening we persevere. However, the band seem to be distinctly quieter than Moon King, it’s a shame as on record they’re an excellent band, but live they seem to fall short of the mark when compared to their support band.

This could be attributed to a number of things; there were technical difficulties prior to their set. The rooms heaving but there are also a lot of people who have wholeheartedly entered into the Friday night spirit. Moon King on the other hand embraced the Friday night party spirit and used it to their advantage.

Overall Alvvays set was enjoyable if not a bit too quiet for our liking, but we did get the opportunity to discover a band that really have impressed us and we cannot wait for their second record. This evening just seemed like an unfortunate set of circumstances, last time Alvvays blew Real Estate off the stage and this time it seems like the shoe was on the other foot.