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