They said it would never happen but here it is - a bloody gig by The Postal Service! A sea of plaid and floral sways back and forth, but as neon columns to the rear of the stage light up the audience and a strobe begins to flash, one can't help but think it all seems a bit incongruous considering The Postal Service’s back catalogue. Give Up is a bit emo for this super-club vibe, isn’t it? The band run onto the stage and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard grabs the microphone. “Love…” announces Gibbard “it’s a bitch.” Oh wait there you go.

Live music is one of life's greatest joys that we, as humans, get to appreciate. It can evoke a multiplicity of emotions, create memories that last forever, make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and make you feel part of something completely different, even if it's just for 90 minutes. The smell of spilled lager, mingled with the stale and not-so-stale sweat of the 60 year old bloke in a faded Uriah Heep t-shirt, whose Indiana Jones hat has blocked your view most of the night, would be repulsive in an everyday situation, however at a gig, it has a certain sense of charm. Though I digress slightly, the point I'm trying to make is live music can be fucking brilliant...

Bob Mould’s Silver Age album, by rights, should have been in my Top 20 of 2012. Having unfortunately not managed to hear it until February 2013 it missed out. As returns to form go though you’d be hard pressed to find a better example within the last 18 months. Tonight therefore promised to be somewhat special.

‘Minimalist’ is a word which you can frequently apply to Suuns’ recorded output. Live, on the other hand the adjective makes no sense whatsoever. Any attempts to call this music minimalist get blasted away by the force of the band’s arrangements, turning elongated jams of eerie repetition into increasingly powerful sound. The elements of their style which give rise to this description remain fully intact, but empowered by the muscle, noise, and sheer volume of their live set up, it still feels suitable to call their music ‘patient’, ‘assured’ or ‘careful’, but never minimalist.