This album is a revelation. Throughout her lengthy career, Peggy Seeger has proved that she is a thoughtful songwriter with an easygoing voice that offsets her often angry lyrics, but here she explores new, pained and personal territory, and does so with delicacy and soul. Listening to her relaxed, often acrobatic vocals, it's hard to believe she's 79. And she is still willing to experiment. She has worked with great musicians before, including David Gilmour in the 90s, but this is her first solo album recorded with a band, which includes her producer and son Calum MacColl. There are some upbeat tracks, including the slinky, jazzy You Don't Know How Lucky You Are, but the emphasis is on change, parting, and death. Everything Changes and the agonised We Watch You Slip Away (written with Kate St John) are among the finest new songs I have heard his year.