Petrichor is the second album in for The Lost Trades.

Clearly not suffering from second album syndrome, this is again another gorgeous collection of vocal harmonies backed by acoustics

There may be a more American West Coast feel rather than English Folk this time round but that’s not a bad thing.

Already Keep My Feet Dry may be my favourite track of theirs. The emotional weight of the song with some stunning vocal work make it’s very special.

Possibly the album is too front loaded with big emotional songs about loss and longing (Old Man of the Sea, Keep my Feet Dry and Long Since Gone) but then you get the change of pace and the joyful Daffodils.

A simple song about friendship and guaranteed to make you smile, Daffodils also deserves extra bonus for managing to include ‘devil’s avocado’ in the lyrics. 

The almost acapella Valhalla closes the album and is a great showcase again for the band’s harmonies – Amazing what you can do with just three singers, each which their own distinct voice.

So looking forward to see them in concert again soon 

 Must be time to start on some new reviews….

First up is Lost Animals, a mini album (six songs) from Jenny Colquitt.

I not a great fan of the singer/songwriter description as nowadays it’s used lazily to describe anyone who picks up a guitar or plays piano.  There’s a very Classic Rock feel to this album, maybe even a hint of Heart or Alannah Myles (circa Rockinghorse)!

Opening track, I’m Just Lost, starts out as a piano led power ballad but at just under 2 minutes the pace changes dramatically. From there the track thunders along with that gorgeous, powerful voice soaring over the top.

Open Pages repeats the trick of starting slowly but this time the song builds and builds to full throated crescendo before bringing the song gently to a close.

Paradise is the big old school power ballad you thought you were getting earlier, while Soldier of the Modern Day beautifully conveys the struggles of life without being mawkish about it

The album may be short but that means there no filler to distract from some truly stunning vocals which are the star of the show

Great way to start a new year of new music