Jessy Lanza's second album 'Oh No' is addressed to her own constant nervousness. The pressure of music making, which used to calm her nerves, has led to a whole new world of contingencies that stoke the anxiety mill.

The exclamation 'Oh No', for Jessy, marks yet another incident of randomness interrupting her tranquillity.

All of which seems at odds with the confidence and spontaneity of this second album as well as recent collaborations with the likes of Caribou, DJ Spinn and Morgan Geist and his Galleria project.

Made in her hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, with production partner Jeremy Greenspan from Junior Boys, 'Oh No' is a direct, self-assured and joyful album.

Playfully laced with cascading arpeggios, crispy drum machines and breezy songs, 'Oh No' has an infectious energy that has been brewing in her live shows since her first album.

As Jessy says 'I want to make people feel good and I want to make myself feel good'. The album oscillates between the languid, coiled, arpeggiated slow jams of 'New Ogi', 'Going Somewhere', 'Begins', 'Could Be U', 'I Talk BB' and the low slung 808 groove of 'Vivica', where Jessy's vocal gymnastics run wild over minimal drums and synths, and the catchy upbeat boogie of 'VV Violence', 'Never Enough', 'Oh No' and the high point of 'It Means I Love You' which has a sparse addictive bounce with a pitched up vocal refrain and a nod to Shangaan electro.

'Oh No' is a bold second album from Jessy and a marked step forward for her sound.