‘I’m in a different phase of my life, so there are more happy moments on this album,’ the singer-songwriter says of her ninth studio set. ‘Darkly introspective is one phrase people have used to describe a lot of my songs. There are moody songs, but I’m looking outside myself a little bit more. These aren’t ‘boy meets girl, boy leaves girl, girl gets bummed out’ songs – there’s a lot more than that going on.’

So says Lucinda about the release of her ninth studio album Little Honey. She is joined by guest vocalists Elvis Costello, Matthew Sweet, Jim Lauderdale, Time Easton and Charlie Louvin. The album sounds great and should be played loud. Let’s hope she makes it out to Australia again soon