I've been listening to these guys a lot in the last few months, and this live record brings things together nicely. The band's approach of doing their songs fairly faithfully in concert results in a collection of tracks which differ only slightly from their recorded version; to the extent that they do differ, it's generally in having a greater sense of immediacy, which is all to the good. They're like slightly fuller, more well-lit versions of songs which were always plenty full and well-lit, but none the less welcome for it.
I also picked up Wide Open Spaces not too long ago and like it plenty. Literally every one of their albums is a really good listen from start to finish, packed with sturdy songs and a mix of styles and tempos within the particular pop-tinged country groove they work. I haven't generally taken their music particularly to heart, but I do like listening to it a lot.
