Earthquakes and Butterflies: The songs and sounds of Lucius' second album

Second Nature is the latest album from Lucius. The band was formed in 2007 by vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe when the two met at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The band’s unique sound was fully realized with the addition of guitarist Peter Lalish, drummer/producer Dan Molad and Andrew Burri, who left the band in 2017. Jess and Holly’s intertwined vocals are central to the Lucius sound moving as one in perfectly phrased unison and beautifully layered harmonies. 

Written during the pandemic, Second Nature centers on deeply personal themes of love, childbirth, heartache and divorce. And yet, the album shines with an upbeat, danceable optimism born out of online collaboration and the co-production skills of singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Rival Sons, Sturgill Simpson).