She may be one of several rising stars to have emerged from the online world, but there’s nothing ‘virtual’ about Sophie Lloyd’s talent. It hasn’t gone to her head – she understands that music is about songs and hooks – but when she unleashes that shred of hers, it’s somewhere between Judas Priest crunch and squeal and the unshackled genius of Extreme legend Nuno Bettencourt. With each of the 11 tracks featuring a star guest, it’s clear the British muso is attracting a wealth of interest, names like Lzzy Hale, Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson and Trivium’s Matt Heafy queuing up to be part of her story. The title track, fronted by Lzzy, and some of the other songs address Sophie’s past – that she only became this good because she felt ostracised from ‘normal’ social ...