Blasko and Throsby became mothers, Seltmann and Throsby published novels and all three have released solo albums. That lived experience echoes loudly on Seeker Lover Keeper's long-awaited second album Wild Seeds.

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Whereas their debut featured individually-written tracks, Wild Seeds' songs were composed together in Throsby's Sydney studio. Despite the greater collaborative effort, the contrasting voices and styles of the three women are evident.

In terms of musical quality and popularity, Blasko is the dominant member of the group and her efforts provide most of the show-stopping moments.

The title track begins as a Ronettes-inspired waltz before the chorus explodes with lush horns and one of Blasko's most impassioned vocals as she sings with nostalgia for her wilder youth, "Like a wind, like a wave/ I hurtled through those days/ I died a thousand ways/ God help me, I was free!" One Way or Another sees Blasko provide another haunting vocal over a piano ballad.

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That's not to say Seltmann and Throsby don't get chances to shine. Throsby's hushed vocals provide an atmospheric quality to the simmering folk-rock of Not Only I and the Seltmann-led three-part harmony in Superstar's chorus is goosebumps-inducing.

This is an album filled with nostalgia for youth, but it's not melancholy.

Like a fine wine, Seeker Lover Keeper celebrate ageing and experience and appreciate the vivid flavour it delivers.

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