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Tonight, we're ushered into a small room on the top floor of Newcastle's nightclub Digital. The venue itself, however, is aptly named The Other Rooms and is as ominous as it sounds. With a small stage in the corner of the room, a few people mill around casually whilst openers Canterbury take to the stage.

With a debut album as incredible as theirs is, it seems frustrating to think that little over half the room pay any attention to the band, but so is the luck of any support. Opening with 'Peace and Quiet', the band are great, their brand of British pop punk sounding distinctly original compared to others on the current scene. The songs sound especially good in a live environment, but it just seems a shame that the audience tonight are not their usual jurisdiction. Despite this, the band are still enthusiastic and the songs are still as full of energy as anyone would expect from hearing their album, with shining track 'Set You Right' possessing the potential to be a massive hit. A great effort from the Surrey fivesome.

When Twin Atlantic take to the stage tonight, it's in a completely understated manner. Even the intro music that has accompanied them this tour so far has been scrapped in favour of them simply walking into the corner of the room, picking up their instruments and launching into their first song. But, you can be assured, there is nothing understated about what is about to happen.

Recent single 'You're Turning Into John Wayne' opens up the show with an incredible energy, the few hundred people gathered around the stage singing along word for word. The rest of the set follows thus, with material both old and new appearing throughout. The songs themselves sound incredible; the intensity of Barry McKenna's guitar riffs, alongside the rough, undeniable accent of vocalist Sam McTrusty work together harmoniously. Tonight is definitely one of those special shows; one that represents how truly good music can be. The band continue to thrash around the small stage, playing hard and fast, while the crowd sings along to the anthemic 'Lightspeed' and 'What Is Light? Where Is Laughter?' Tracks like 'A Guidance From Colour' sound beautifully huge in this small room, and the two new songs debuted already gain a rapturous welcome from the audience. However, it's in 'Crash Land' that this band really shine. McTrusty's vocals sound hauntingly frail and raw - reminding us that this show was almost cancelled due to his illness mere hours before they took to the stage - yet the song is one of the most powerful they possess. The entire room is still, almost in awe, and McKenna's multitudes of talent continue as he accompanies McTrusty with a cello.

After jokingly singing his guitar melody during 'Caribbean War Syndrome', and heralding it as "one of the top ten best guitar moments ever", McTrusty thanks the crowd for being apart of one of the best shows they've played outside of Scotland before slamming into 'Audience and Audio'. It's in these last three and a half minutes that the entire energy of this show is defined: as the front man jumps into the crowd, and the audience sing louder than the vocals, it becomes clear that music doesn't have to be about haircuts, or accents. Music is about intensity, and beauty, and love; something that this band have shown endless amounts of whilst onstage tonight. And yes, maybe only two hundred people were witness to it, but this is the kind of show that everyone hopes to be at one day.