Ruth Lorenzo: Power Ballad Messiah

We may have, on one or two occasions (OK, specifically one) have demonstrated our enthusiasm for X Factor alumnus Ruth Lorenzo who is finally getting on with the process of releasing some new material. In the continuing run-up to the release of her album The Raspberry Pattern (the website could do with a bit of an update, if we're being picky), a new track entitled Burn has made its way onto youtube. In the absence of a proper video, we've posted it below, or if that doesn't work, there's a direct link here:

In case you are in any doubt whatsoever, this is a proper power ballad. Gear changes, guitar-driven bridges, and proper belting-it-out choruses. Amazing.

To this end, Burn is the perfect continuation of the foundation laid down by the first sneak peak from the album Eternity (which you can still download for free at The Raspberry Pattern website - see link above). Showcasing the rockier edge which is likely to be an integral part of the Lorenzo product, Burn falls well within Ruth's comfort zone. It's true to say that the song isn't necessarily groundbreaking, or re-inventing the power ballad/soft rock wheel. But in a music market which, frankly, hasn't seen a properly amazing rock tinged power ballad in an age, Burn's unashamed genre-hugging approach is actually a welcome reminder that the classic rock love song didn't die out with Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing. And we can all be grateful for that.

Burn therefore completely does its job of getting us even more excited for the general release of an album which we have been waiting over two years for. If the two tracks we've heard so far are any indication of the style and the quality that The Raspberry Pattern is going to offer, then it's safe to say that the space between the greatest hits of Heart and Meat Loaf is about to get a big "reserved" sticker put on it.

And that's not something we say lightly.