As headline support to James Yuill, at first it looked like the northern four- piece might not be able to play at all, after a series of power trips killed the sound.

But once this was sorted, Exit Calm showed just why they are being hyped up by the likes of Tom from The Enemy and Mani of Primal Scream.

Their visionary sound was memerising. The set simply built and built into an affecting crescendo of Nicky Smith's gravel voice fighting against a wall of guitar sound, peppered with powerful drum loops and crushing basslines.

It really was special to watch.

But their primal sound failed to rattle James Yuill, who followed their set with something all together different. Standing on his own, with a nest of computers and keyboards surrounding him and an acoustic guitar hung around his neck, James focuses on electronics.

James does have an album out, and it deserves to get heard by more people. Tracks such as No Pins Allowed and This Sweet sound as clinical live as they do on CD.

8 out of 10