A very different atmosphere pervaded the Tunnels for tonight's gig compared to Caribou last night. Tables adorned with candles filled the floorspace and the audience was much quieter as Glissando, a duo from Leeds took to the stage. A combination of Richard's subtle guitar work and Elly Irving's tender piano and haunting voice produced an almost bewitching quality of sound. It certainly made you catch your breath as she hit the higher notes. Playing somewhere in the space between Low and the Cocteau Twins it was a strong beginning to the evening.

Next up were Glasgow based Remember Remember who are pretty much a one man band. In the background stood a violinist and saxophonist but it was frontman Graeme, huddling behind his xylophone and spending much of the time crawling amongst his myriad pedals who produced most of the music. Excellent it was too, looping hole punches, scissors, handclaps and cigarette lighters together to create off-beat rhythms which he then layered over guitar and contributions from his backseat bandmates. It was a great show of craftmanship with the whole summing up to something very much greater than the sum of its parts.

Finally the headliners, Stars of the Lid, took to the stage. The duo of guitarists were joined by a string trio and the mood was set by a dynamic projected background. Labelled as many things, from ambient-drone to classical minimalism, they created something very different to the preceding acts, more of an experience than a set of songs. Without drums there was a different dynamic to their music and it was interesting to see how the strings fed off the guitar sound. I generally prefer the presence of lyrics and by the end of the set it did sound like there was a certain degree of repetition going on but it was still a different and interesting show.