Elisabeth Elektra’s second album, ‘Hypersigil’, is named after Grant Morrison’s definition of a work of art that also acts as a spell. It takes in themes of magic, empowerment and self-realisation while working through trauma and reclaiming your true self. Elisabeth says: ”Hypersigil’ is about taking the fragments of my past, the pain and the beauty, and transmuting them into something powerful, transformative, and fun’.

The electroclash of ‘Yearning’ opens the album with a swathe of glitchy synths and clattering drums, as Elisabeth lets her lust run the narrative: ‘Hold me in the dark and scream my name’. This longing continues through ‘Boys & Girls’, a slice of art pop with an underlying sadness: ‘We don’t know how to love anymore’.

‘Surround Me’ has some post-rock leaning as delicate piano notes swirl around Elisabeth’s declaration to ‘Surround me with your love, because all I’m dreaming of is the life that you breathe’. With poptastic ’80s hooks, a thrilling drum machine and talk of sexuality, ‘Desire’ sounds like a queer anthem in waiting – ‘It doesn’t matter if you’re a boy, girl or in-between’ – while ‘Honey’ reminded us of M83 with its atmospheric beats.

‘The Dream’ takes the album back into an avant-garde and melodic sound with repeats of ‘You know what I want’, while ‘Warrior’ lives up to its title with Elisabeth remaining defiant despite the despair of the end of a relationship: ‘The time has come to let another one win this fight’. Elisabeth continues to look back over her decisions on ‘Unbreakable’, vowing to get through the tough times against a Lorde-esque soundtrack: ‘Your ego has been bruised’; ‘You can’t hold me down’.

‘Sanctuary’ is reminiscent of ‘Tristan’-era Patrick Wolf as Elisabeth starts to look forward to more freedom and ‘Poison’ is more uptempo as she continues to work on saving herself. ‘Broken Promises’ has an industrial into that morphs into something more gothic – with just a hint of new romanticism – before ‘The Stars’ rounds off the album with an electronica tinged flourish, complete with Elisabeth paying tribute to the stars and reminiscing about bathing in the moonlight.

It’s appropriate that Elisabeth looks up to the sky on the final song, as this record is finding the artist hitting new heights.