Back with her belated second album, follow-up to 2012ÔÇÖs folksy ÔÇÿLike I Used ToÔÇÖ, Lucy Rose returns with a record shaped by countless shows with her four-piece live band that showcases a new emphasis on electric instruments and collaborative arrangements. Lyrically the material follows RoseÔÇÖs previous first person narratives, with the liner notes detailing ÔÇ£the loss of a great love and gain of a newÔÇØ, with the new instrumental approach defining the songs on show.

ÔÇÿFor YouÔÇÖ is an adequate introduction, with RoseÔÇÖs strummed electric guitar and tender vocals slowly joined by programmed drums and handclaps, giving way to lead single ÔÇÿOur EyesÔÇÖ radio-ready indie groove and floating chorus (not to mention a quirky video ÔÇô dogs and ponies galore) serve as a reference for the atmospheric indie-pop that dominates the record.

Current release ÔÇÿLike an ArrowÔÇÖ captures the melodic emphasis of RoseÔÇÖs debut and amalgamates her new full band approach to great effect in one of the records strongest moments and a sure-fire live favourite in the making.

Elsewhere ÔÇÿK├ÂlnÔÇÖ features intricate guitar work into one of RoseÔÇÖs most open choruses, with the Warwickshire singer locating her power chords in an ode to staying in and pretending the world outside doesnÔÇÖt exist.

After the lofty and lovelorn earworm ÔÇÿShelterÔÇÖ, the record treads somewhat ponderously through subdued numbers and an interlude before finding its feet with the brooding ÔÇÿCover UpÔÇÖ, all fuzzy bass and tribal drumming.

Although it may not match the consistency of RoseÔÇÖs debut, ÔÇÿWork It OutÔÇÖ is an astute departure and avoids the repetition of some sophomore albums and opens up new musical pathways, while adding a clutch of crowd-friendly new songs to her repertoire for the many tours to come.

DILLON EASTOE