Pinegrove @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 29 May

Without the aid of his usual backing band, Withered Hand opens the night with a quirky set of delightful indie-folk gems, bantering with the crowd between songs and generally setting an easy-going mood. His sassy, deadpan style strikes a good note with his fellow Edinburghers, but is in direct juxtaposition with the unabashed, wide-eyed sincerity of Pinegrove.

Taking the stage with palpable enthusiasm written all over their faces, holding their mascot, Lincoln the sloth, aloft, the band give a spirited rendition of Angelina before launching into Old Friends, arguably their most famous song and certainly the one that receives the biggest reaction of the night although almost every track from new album Cardinal gets a good reception, with a sizeable portion of the crowd shouting back all the lyrics.

The band come across much more twee live than on record. It could be the slightly more prominent placing of Evan Stephens Hall's lilting, pop-punk vocals, or his bunches, or possibly the cuddly toy mascot, or the backstage game of 'telephone', but the stark, biting lyricism is somewhat muted by the wholesome image that the band puts across.

However, replacing cynicism with sincerity and passion is a good look for a rock band, and Pinegrove carry it off with considerable aplomb. As a young band, they don't quite have enough hits to pack a full set and keep up the energy of Recycling, Cadmium or New Friends. They play for about an hour including the encore and while there is a bit of filler, there's also a hell of a lot of promise and a beamingly positive attitude that is definitely going to take them places.