Live Review: Daughter, Fractures

Fractures, the experimental moniker of Mark Zito, eased us into our Sunday evening with Cadence. The trio enthralled the audience by debuting a new, unreleased track, which was a real toe-tapper.

The remainder of their set played to their strengths; this being, Zito's impeccable falsetto, layered synths, and creative drum beats. Older track It's Alright, was aired, along with another newbie, providing a thoroughly enjoyable and greatly appreciated set, warming the crowd up for Daughter's appearance.

The indie-folk rockers hailing from London, kicked off their set with How, following it up with Tomorrow, before soft-spoken frontwoman Elena Tonra proclaimed how astounded she was to see so many people out tonight.

The usual trio was joined by an additional guitarist (or two) for tonight's live showcase, however it didn't stop the first half of the set from feeling and sounding flat, made worse by the dead silent pauses between songs — inviting crowd to create unnecessary banter.

Thankfully, they revealed later on, that this flatness was probably due to their extreme jetlag. Regardless, the audience was supportive, making every track feel like a hit with warm applause and cheering, however, tracks pulled from 2013's If You Leave garnered the most attention throughout. Unfortunately, this meant Human didn't quite pack the punch we were after, but Doing The Right Thing and New Ways proved to be turning points in the set.

Youth was everything we wanted and more, inducing a major crowd singalong, before they ended the set on an upbeat note with Fossa.

Returning for an encore, the very adorable and very overwhelmed Tonra thanked us for coming, before they played Made Of Stone, complemented by mobile phone lights held high.

It's a real shame Daughter weren't on the top of their game, as their show had the potential to be captivating, instead of just middle of the road.