Lucy has clearly made a sincere attempt to create a defining and diverse image of herself in this album. After being a backing singer for Bombay Bicycle Club for so long, this should have been an album that defined her. It does in parts, but the album seems divided into the experimental pop side of Lucy Rose and her simple acoustic singer songwriter side.

Immediately the quick and punchy singles ‘Our Eyes’ and ‘Like an Arrow’ come bursting out, both are instantly unforgettable. This is what Lucy needs – something she can claim is her own ground. Taking this big jump into new pop-filled territory works perfectly for Lucy, it is just a pity she doesn’t stick to it.

As soon as you really begin to get a feel for this new indie-pop Lucy, she switches straight back to the acoustic singer songwriter that we met in Like I Used To. It is too obvious – we have all heard tracks like ‘Nebraska’ and ‘My Life’ before. These songs are not bad, but they do not fit the album. It feels like Lucy is still shackled to her simplistic style.

However as much as this block of slightly dull tracks slow down the album, it quickly picks up again. After the brief interlude ‘Fly High’, we return once more to this new Lucy, reaching far across multiple genres from jittery hip hop drums to folk melodies. From ‘Till The End’ all the way to title track ‘Work It Out’, we are shown a gritty and versatile side of Lucy that I want to see more and more of. It is undeniably catchy pop gold, but it is still hard to get past the dry chunk in the middle of the album.

It is easy to fall head over heels for Lucy’s fun indie-pop tracks, and I have, but unfortunately the sweet and simple acoustic parts of the album stick out like a sore thumb.

Luke Humphrey