Geographer is polished. The San Francisco trio, who had been on the road until last night’s final junction at Bimbo’s, played a flawless set to the hometown crowd. The group’s last release, Myth, swells with fatted synths and vocalist Michael Deni’s billowing wails. Played live, it cast the audience into a wallowing surge of Geographer’s textured tracks. Deni is striking — the frontman had an appropriately coltish jaunt onstage, despite the venue’s ill fit for their presence. Bimbo’s is beautiful, but a bit campy, which made Geographer’s set seem a bit out of place.

Nevertheless, this band is clearly practiced. Deni created his own loop for “Kaleidoscope” live, without much fuss, an indicator of their professionalism—-although they did not give a tired, unaffected impression. Cellist Nathan Blaz was focused and stoic. Drummer Brian Ostreicher engaged. They were present. They were home. And this San Francisco crowd was family.

Geographer started after Deni left New Jersey following misfortune within his family. When Blaz and Ostreicher, who knew each other from Berklee College, moved out from the East Coast and met Deni, the band was born. And they’ve come a long way from open mic nights at the Hotel Utah. Touring with LA’s Bad Suns five years after SPIN named them a band you need to hear, Geographer regularly sells out shows across the country, as evidenced by the quick sell-out of Saturday’s Bimbo’s show and their upcoming set at Rickshaw Stop for the venue’s 10 year anniversary.

Geographer is known for their driving dance numbers, but with Myth, they tapped into a deeper emotional reserve. It explored the confusion of social life and the perplexing nature of relationships, and though their set at Bimbo’s was a lighthearted homecoming (Deni even crowdsurfed), the trio’s rigorous journey into introspection was still apparent.

Geographer will be playing the Rickshaw Stop’s 10th Anniversary showcase on January 9. Individual tickets are sold out, but you can buy a week pass for $65 here.