Seeing these guys live in London last year was a real joy - one of the best gigs I've ever been to - and this album beautifully captures the muscular anger of their Jet Plane & Oxbow songs, as well as some quieter moments too, that are genuinely affecting. Throw in a couple of juicy covers (Bowie and Bauhaus) and you've got a cracking live album. At their best, Shearwater can transport you to a different - and better - place, and I don't think there's any higher recommendation than that.

As clear as a mountain spring, these are some of the most beautiful and uplifting songs I've ever had the pleasure to hear, tinged with melancholy but enough to gladden the most curmudgeonly heart.