Daisy M. Tully started off the night with her unique songs of relationships and family. Better known for being part of indie favourites Bridezilla, Tully performs acoustic ballads backed with harrowingly emotive vocals. Using only a guitar and a loop pedal (and at times, a violin) to create her music, she sings with the sort of conviction that reveals true feeling behind her lyrics.

The lack of a backing band allows her voice to shine and, equipped with her guitar, moleskin and miniskirt, Tully takes us on a journey of her life. From songs about breakups to a very heartfelt number about her recently deceased Grandmother, Tully knows how to captivate an audience. In much less time than it seemed, her 40 minute set was up.

After a longer than usual wait the curtains were pulled back and the crowd at The Toff were treated to First Aid Kit. With big blue eyes and even bigger melodies, this sisterly duo wasted no time and got started with a few songs off their debut LP The Big Black and The Blue. Sailer Song came first and was followed by Hard Believer. Although the Toff is known for housing intimate shows, the girls of First Aid Kit ( Johanna and Klara Söderberg) brought it to a new level and every member of the audience felt connected to the two Swedish girls.

As the band’s normal drummer couldn’t make the trip, the tour was intended to be just Johanna and Klara, but while joking with their tour manager they realized that he drummed and so recruited him for the tour. Having only the previous day to rehearse (with a show that night), it would seem he was destined to be part of the band; displaying such a natural feel for the songs and more than doing them justice.

The duo went on to play a few songs from their first EP Drunken Trees which were much more upbeat and poppy than the recorded versions. This served to suggest that First Aid Kit weren’t entirely happy with the home recordings and have decided to update the songs somewhat.

Before going on to the song which effectively launched the young sister’s career, they joke about Fleet Foxes’ name and indeed their own. Not many sibling bands have the same sense of camaraderie as First Aid Kit, and it is both fun to watch and fun to be a part of. Their playful banter about the self described lame-ness of their band name was endearing and engaging, showing that this young but talented band has not lost touch with reality and are still enjoying their climb to fame. While listening to them perform the aforementioned Fleet Foxes cover ( Tiger Mountain Peasant Song ) the reasons it gained them so much attention were clear; it was an absolutely flawless performance that left many with shivers.

Leaving the conventional stage setup the girls played Ghost Town sans microphones. Although it was incredibly quiet and almost inaudible at points the crowd responded, creating a very special moment. The girls clearly haven’t let things get to their head and want to let us know this.

After a bit more banter, they continued with two new songs. The Lion’s Roar was first and has potential to be the lead single off a future LP. An as yet unnamed song followed soon after; Klara’s voice resembling that of June Carter. Johanna picked up her autoharp once more and, while the song sounded old and familiar, it came across with a fresh approach. The song makes mention of her ‘being his June and him being her Johnny,’ and coupled with their sound, the girls are clearly acknowledging some strong influences.

A few more songs later and after making light of the generic encore, the girls leave the stage. They come back quickly to perform two covers; Still Feeling Blue by Gram Parsons and Universal Soldier, a Buffy Sainte-Marie song which the girls once again ditch the microphones for to play entirely in the crowd. A circle is formed around them and the two play facing each other, for each other. Finishing this emotive song about wartime, the crowd erupts into applause and once again, First Aid Kit leave the stage, having left their mark on The Toff and the appreciative crowd who were be privileged enough to witness them tonight.