Bluegrass powerhouse Mountain Heart is breaking in a new lead singer, Josh Shilling, so the in-concert Road That Never Ends makes for a natural way to ease fans into the lineup change.

Josh’s performances here—particularly a from-the-gut take on the Allman Brothers Band classic “Whipping Post”—suggest that by choosing him the group intends to broaden its already large stylistic range even further into jazz, blues and beyond.

That makes Road That Never Ends the rare live album that’s more than just a stopgap between studio efforts—it’s a confident step forward.