Not even the rain and loss of Daylight Savings kept the dedicated from Transit Bar on Thursday night for the return of Glass Towers after their tour of America.

The night opened with The Alternative, who brought quite a large crowd of followers. It was their first foray into the music scene with a drummer, having previously performed as an acoustic duo. They presented some nice acoustic guitar and solid basslines, and their final song (introduced by the lead singer as their personal favourite) was a definite crowd pleaser.

The London Town Fire took the stage next with their styled hair and manicured beards. They hit us with a wall of sound, full of driving guitar chords, and some nice surprises of melodic riffs and harmonies. The enthusiastic guitarist did a good job of utilising the whole of the small Transit Bar stage, his energy infectious.

Glass Towers have a stage presence that can be described in no other way than as ‘cool’ – with the well-dressed lead singer channelling the Alex Turner vibe, and the rest of the band finding themselves somewhere between the Byron Bay/Sydney style of their upbringing and current lives. The stage was awash with pedals, impressive brands of guitar, leather jackets and denim.

Sometimes you find those bands that really take their album beyond expectation when performing, bringing it to life with vigour you could not have imagined. Glass Towers certainly delivered in this respect – the already catchy songs were yet more catchy, the rock songs more upbeat, the sentimental songs more uplifting.

They played the majority of songs from their aptly named debut album Halcyon Days. The album, set on the cusp of adulthood, is a testament to the times we all fondly remember before the responsibilities of life set in. It speaks of long nights, close friends, and less complicated times.

Ben Hannam has a definite charm as front man, casually leaning on the mic stand when not playing his guitar, singing conversationally to the audience. He’s believable, he’s charming, and it’s obvious he knows what he’s doing.

They have been compared to an array of different artists, their diverse sound lending them to adventure around the Indie pop genre; their songs are filled with electro pop nuances, at times even borrowing aspects of psychedelic rock.

Guitarist Sam Speck casually drops in they spent their recent ‘surreal’ time at SXSW just hanging with their good friends, The Kooks. These boys are certainly going places.

Glass Towers certainly have an ability to inspire, and their finale of title track Halcyon, ensured we all left feeling uplifted, youthful, and like we owned the world.

They promised they’d try to come back soon, and I think we should hold them to that.