Blasko’s sixth album Depth Of Field is a step back towards more familiar territory. The melancholy has returned, but not with the same bleakness heard on As Day Follows Night (2010).

Subsequently Blasko is more comfortable. Depth Of Field musically encapsulates the space between Eternal Return’s synth-pop instrumentation and the orchestral grandeur of I Awake (2012).

Traditionally Blasko has written autobiographically, but on this record she has focused on the relationships around her and interprets them through her own lenses. The struggles within monogamous relationships are a constant theme.

A Shot delves into the fracture of the family unit when Blasko sings “You took us for granted and left us standing there without a care/To expect me to believe that you only wanted what was best for me.”

Then on Never Let Me Go Blasko explodes into a chorus of rising strings before slipping back into a groove of bass and synths. The effect is spine-tingling.

Another highlight is the sludgy synth-jazz of Everybody Wants To Sin where Blasko, like the devil on one’s shoulder, urges the listener to “don’t give up, give in/because everybody wants to sin.”

Depth Of Field is further indication that Blasko remains a songwriting force, who is continually growing and maturing.