 Woodward considers it a turning point in her career and the inspiration for much of her second album, "Lucy Woodward Is...Hot and Bothered", as she began to move past pop music.Woodward began her musical reinvention on her second album, "Lucy Woodward Is...Hot and Bothered", which was independently released in 2008.The album incorporated R&B grooves and electronic beats, while mining deep-rooted jazz influences.