Steph -
I like your reasoning as to the Nocturnals being on the record. Possibly after
playing some of the new material, Grace herself stepped up and asked for it, we'll probably never know for sure why the delay. I know having a good recording is important for exposure (radio, media, etc), and that's a huge part of it for the band. When I'm pulling music from my collection to play, I rarely listen to studio recordings of ANY band - always like to listen to LIVE shows.