Opening with 'Oh My God' from their new record Divorce, Vancouver's JPNSGRLS have travelled a long way to play to 30 people in a Glasgow basement, but they put on a killer show regardless.

Over a 13 song set, drawing from their latest record and debut Circulation, the quartet impart some thoroughly enjoy rock vibes. Frontman Charlie Kerr shakes his hips in a hypnotic and infectious way, brimming with charisma and stirring the crowd into a dancing frenzy. Meanwhile guitarist Colton Lauro strikes the perfect tone as he tears through track after track, with the rhythm section of bassist Chris McClelland and drummer Graham Serl rounding off the band's energetic sound.

After shooting out the block with a one-two of 'Oh My God' and 'Trojan House', the pace of the night only slowed on the more restrained tracks such as 'Holding Back' and 'Southern Comforting', and the closing cluster of 'Smalls', 'Mushrooms' and 'Bully For You' ultimately ramped the energy back up for a suitably raucous finish.

With the energy flowing throughout, and the quality of the music being played, and the skill of the performance, it seems almost criminal that the crowd is this small, but at least the people in attendance and hopefully the band will keep these positive memories going forward and spread the word to their friends a great turnout next time.

Opting to miss the last train and pay for a taxi home instead to avoid missing the end of the show is really the highest compliment that can be paid here, and the rest of the words are meaningless by comparison, so we'll just end here.

Stina Marie Claire Tweeddale and Shona McVicar released Honeyblood in July 2014, Stina Marie Claire Tweeddale and Cat Myers released Babes Never Die in November 2016. Despite this personnel change, Honeyblood’s two records are equally brilliant, and this a review of the latter (obviously).

Whereas the band’s debut embraced the fuzz to propel their guitar-drum duo hooks, their second album follows a more direct and polished path to pop-rock enjoyment. Tweeddale’s emotive vocal delivery remains as impassioned as ever, but the sounds to which she tells her stories have considerably more bounce. Let’s just say this is more ‘Fortune Cookie’ than ‘Super Rat’ in terms of tone.

Opening with a refrain of “Never die!” into its title track, Babes Never Die gets off to an energetic start by proclaiming its title and underlying message unashamedly. ‘Ready for the Magic’ continues the party as Tweeddale informs that she is indeed ready for the magic, as Myers provides complimentary backing vocals and harmonies on the chorus, this is a flurry of fun. Starting with a trio of singles, ‘Sea Hearts’ is equally frantic, and you’ll be sweaty only 11 minutes in.

’Love is a Disease’ is a wonderfully visceral as I recall from its Hogmanay 2015 performance in Edinburgh, as it powerfully conveys the internal conflicts of being in love. ‘Walking at Midnight’ is simple, but ridiculously catchy, with the acoustic interlude serving to maximise the energy of the track’s closing moments. Proceedings remain infectious until ‘Cruel’ changes the tone to tear-inducing as Tweeddale bares her heart in a moving confession of her questionable actions towards a partner, which strikes a similar mood to debut album closer ‘Braidburn Valley’. ‘Gangs’ however steals the show with its powerful instrumentation and uncompromising assessment of small town living and everyday injustices, as Tweeddale warns repeatedly: “Don’t let your fear keep you here.” A short instrumental closing track defuses the anger of ‘Gangs’ and brings Babes Never Die to a resolute finish.

Building on the success of their debut and touring so far, and after being revitalised by the change in drummer, Honeyblood are stronger than ever on their second record, and things can only get sweeter. The name of this record are also the words featured on a tattoo Tweeddale has, and as well as being an inspiring mantra, it should surely now also be an inspiring memento of an excellent musical accomplishment.

Babes Never Die is available from iTunes and Amazon.