Recorded by legendary audio mixer Bob Clearmountain on April 18, between two Coachella appearances by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the group's fourth official live album features a stripped-down line-up performing some classic material (The Mercy Seat, Jack The Ripper) alongside four songs from latest album Push The Sky Away.

Captured at a live KCRW session in front of 180 people in Los Angeles, the songs are delivered effortlessly, the pared-back band's approach perhaps best exemplified by the rise and fall dynamic of Far From Me, from 1997 piano-based album The Boatman's Call.

  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Live from KCRW. Bad Seed Ltd.
  • 4 stars out of 5

Single download: People Ain't No Good
For those who like: Leonard Cohen