Sam Hobson, Journalist

"We were like, 'We’re flying the fuck to New York – the songs had better be good, man!'"

The band begins in a heavenly harmony of its female singers’ voices, each woman the image of winteriness and zen.

Yardbird director Michael Spiccia has the door open - so what now?

"We’re really into those early-‘90s dance sampling methods... using old African samples and vocal choirs to create this anthemic effect without actually having to create a big arena rock song.”

Overflowing with energy, the outfit’s experience immediately smartens the occasion; flow and style are better stylised, managed and shared amongst the three.

Then, in a moment of greatness, a banjo appears, and we all sing along to Candle In Your Window and Say My Name before he announces that he’s doing an encore, and we laugh, and call him back for Love Lies and the great Vibrations In Air.

Director and cinematographer David Gelb chats with Sam Hobson about his breakout documentary Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, and the things that lead him its creation.

"I grew up in Oslo and the island itself isn’t too far from there," Holst explains, "you knew of the bad boys that lived on the island – it was something you were threatened with."

'We're all better musicians... and we recorded this album on more expensive gear.'

"If you see a Woody Allen film, you know roughly what you’re getting is a Woody Allen film – that obviously makes it easier from a distributor’s point of view," says Michael Winterbottom in defence of his own hard-to-define ouevre.