Arriving in the churchly surroundings of Glasgow’s reverential venue St Luke’s, Cate Le Bon is both metaphorically and literally in the pink. From the Joan of Arc coif and the billowing pastels of her stage backdrop to her bubblegum Fender Strat, everything has come up roses since the release of her latest album Michelangelo Dying.

She is aided and abetted tonight by her “ten out of ten” Welsh counterpart H. Hawkline – an artist synonymous with Le Bon’s idiosyncratic rise – who offers his lo-fi psych take on Welsh folk. Seated with an acoustic guitar and reel-to-reel tape machine, he croons kitchen-sink drama while wearing Gruff Rhys’ best sweater. He is languid, layered and, though his 6’3” frame will definitely block your view later, thoroughly loveable.

Opening with a clarion call to arms on behalf of “the women of the world”, the serpentine strains of ‘Jerome’ slowly uncurl and stretch into the audience. Le Bon, steadfast in a ruffed rubber dress, pushes out a sound hard to pin to any genre norm. Shimmering, viscous guitar, piano and saxophone stay purposefully off-kilter, giving the sonic impression of having your head underwater. Recent single ‘Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)’, slow and mesmerisingly rhythmic, spotlights her unique performance style – confident yet awkward – placing her cooing vocals with deliberate precision.

‘Moderation’, from 2022’s Pompeii, is a beautiful, shimmying slow bop, while set highlight ‘About Time’ is a churning swirl of art rock in the silicon mould of David Byrne’s choicest moments. There is compelling drama here: from her stage aesthetic to the multi-layered sound of her band, everything has been considered to the nth degree yet still feels continuous and free-flowing. Even when the unexpected intrudes – her transparent plastic guitar strap giving way during ‘Heaven Is No Feeling’ – she tosses the offending article into the crowd with a side-eyed smirk and cradles her guitar like a newborn lamb.

‘Miami’ is aired for the first time on tour, reminding anyone who wasn’t paying attention of the deep-seated romance in her music – an up-to-date blueprint of Roxy Music’s Avalon. Cate Le Bon live will slowly draw you into her peripheral take on sumptuous, sophisticated avant-garde music. Look away at your peril.