Hailing from Toronto, ON, LØLØ knew early on that music was going to be her life. She filled diaries upon diaries with revealingly honest lyrics that she turned into infectiously catchy pop songs with an effortlessly cool edge.
After her re-imagined cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark” and her TikTok sensation, a re-written version of Taylor Swift’s “Betty” from the opposite perspective of the song’s subject, hit the world, LØLØ became a professional songwriter, writing songs for artists like Ashley Kutcher. But she never turned away from writing and performing her own songs.
Cue “lonely and pathetic” - the first song she released in 2021, and the song that saw her world explode. The song covered the highs and lows of love and heartbreak, and showcased the new generation of pop with a punk edge. In the Fall, she toured North America with pop punk legends, New Found Glory and Less Than Jake, and released her debut EP overkill to critical and commercial acclaim. People Magazine named her an “Emerging Artist making their mark in music” and publications like Alternative Press, American Songwriter, Ones To Watch, and Rock Sound featured LØLØ as an artist to watch. Spotify also featured her on their EQUAL campaign that showcases female artists changing the game in audio.
LØLØ’s path to stardom in Hollywood was paved with its fair share of obstacles and jump scares. Since she arrived a few years back, the Toronto-born singer and songwriter has hit like a tornado with tens of millions of streams and widespread critical acclaim. She also just so happened to encounter a myriad of misfits, falling for (genuinely) heartless dudes. Along the way, she crafted what would become falling for Robots and wishing I was one with producer Mike Robinson.
The concept naturally presented itself. Now, she invites everyone into her mind on her 2024 full-length debut LP, falling for robots and wishing I was one [Hopeless Records]. “I feel things way too hard,” she observes. “Maybe it’s a terrible thing for relationships, but it comes in handy for songwriting. Little things that shouldn’t affect me, do. I often find myself wishing I didn’t feel things too deeply. Growing up in the world today can be very complicated. You have to worry about all of these little factors. In a sense, the album really explores what it means to be human these days.”
“I moved to L.A. post-COVID and grew up a lot along the way,” she says. “It felt like everyone I encountered had no emotions or maybe I just had too many emotions and am overly sensitive. That’s where I got the idea for falling for robots and wishing I was one.” She initially teased the record with “omg,” “faceplant,” “2 of us”, and “hot girls in hell,” the last of which will probably tell you what you need to know of her wry, wistful songwriting style, with each new release building into a sassy, beguiling bigger picture. Her latest release “poser”, which Alternative Press called “an instant breakup anthem”, LØLØ says of the track, "'Poser' is about someone who really got me good, who really truly made me believe they loved me, when it later became clear to me, they simply couldn't have.
Being a girl who enjoys rocking from time to time, I’ve sadly gotten called a poser many times by internet bullies.” The single “u & the tin man” not only catalyzed the process, but it also represented the album’s emotional apex. Strumming an acoustic guitar, her delivery barely cracks a whisper as she laments, “The tin man and you are exactly the same, except he’s actually looking to fill up that space in his chest.” Strings gently accent the vocals, giving way to one final distortion-boosted catharsis, “If you only had a heart, that’d be nice.” “Even though it’s the closer, it’s actually the first song I wrote for the project,” she notes. “I was at a dinner speaking about him and heard someone call him “the fucking tin man”. I immediately wrote it down in my phone notes app. A few days later I picked up my guitar and wrote the whole thing on my bed. I ran down to my publisher's studio and cut a demo with just guitar and voice. Normally I would always re-record the vocals later on, and I tried, but I could never match the emotion from that day that I wrote it, so we kept them.” An old school-style robot sample bleeds into ethereal guitar on “wish I was a robot.”
Meanwhile, internal dialogue plays out in the verses, “Sometimes, I think I’m ugly. Other times, I’d love to fuck me.” Cybernetic electric guitar underlines her warbling vocals on the hook, “I wish I was a robot ‘cuz then I wouldn’t care. Could just call a mechanic when I need a repair.” “I was going through it one day,” she sighs. “I came up with the line, ‘Sometimes living feels disgusting’. I noticed I said ‘Robot’ in ‘tin man’, and everything clicked. Those songs really tie this body of work together.” Afrenetic electronic beat powers up “Kill The Girl” as a manic chorus takes hold punctuated by a groove-laden riff. “It’s a cool approach to write a song about yourself from an outside perspective,” she goes on. “It’s about loving someone who isn’t quite on the same level of emotion you are. In real life, I wish I didn’t feel so strongly. I want to kill this dumb girl who does. It was the last song I wrote about this one person, and I did kill that girl and grow afterwards,” she smiles. Ultimately, LØLØ allows everybody to look behind the curtain on falling for robots and wishing I was one as 2024 promises to be the year of LØLØ as she was aptly named in Kerrang!’s Sounds of 2024. Upon listening, you might find she’s not so different from you… “I’m just a girl trying the best I can to be human,” she leaves off. “I create music to let out my feelings and to let others know they’re not alone. Whether you’re crying to a song on the record, or jumping around and screaming, just know we’re all in this together.
And underneath the review of this great album:
Intro is actually a real song (short and almost a capella): sweet and nice! It’s the first time that I’ll let it stand in my playlist.
OMG is a soft acoustic track with very straight lyrics. Just when you think that’s it the song explodes in an auditive song (almost like as if a powered up punk track). It’s clearly a song with 2 faces/different kind of genre’s.
Faceplant (Instrumental) is not the instrumental, but the original single. I loved it in the past and still spin it. It’s part of my gigantic playlist. Catchy, a perfect tempo and great vocals!
2 of us is another hit single. I loved it from the first spin and am still behind my original thought! It’s a strong and very catchy track: bitching about your ex but still getting wet inside thinking about him or how dual feelings can merge!
Gloria is not a cover of that well known song: but a strong song filled with emotions. It all starts unplugged but builds up after a while and grows towards an epic end!
u turn me on (but u give me depression). This is – thanks to the lyrics - a funny double sided song. The title says it all. Next to that I can say I adore the guitar play and the electronics, just as her voice.
wish i was a robot is a nice one that reflects about life and goals in life. The sound is a bit depressing, just as the lyrics, but that was the intention. I adore the percussion here, just as the beats!
Hot Girls In Hell starts slowly with a very sweet and warm sound. Just like with omg the song explodes halfway (this time changes into a rock anthem).
Thoughts from the shower sound like as if recorded in the bathroom with just a mic and an acoustic guitar. The song sounds sweet and fragile.
poser (Instrumental) is according to me her best track ever: strong & catchy. The song has it all to make it and I hope it was for real a huge hit (however I still need to hear her on the radio in my own country). This song literally screams: play me out loud! Wandering how she sounds on stage!
Snow in berlin sounds like recorded in the (in Berlin): just the vocals and the acoustic guitar. The lyrics sound like they all have the same base: trouble’s in a relation.
Kill the girl (INSTRUMENTAL) gives us some breakbeats, triphop and a globally spoken: a powered up sound! Feel the fire: feel the energy! Yet there are some sweeter parts (in the break down).
i would fix u if i could is another break-up song. Don’t ever try to change somebody: you will fail and end up with a broken relationship. Yup: it’s a sad song.
suck it up is a sharp rocker mixed with some beats and a melancholic slice on top. The acoustic end is top!
U_ the tin man (INSTRUMENTAL) is a sweet song that gets loder towards the end.
DON'T! is a funny song that starts like a modern hiphop/rap song. It’s something I haven’t heard from her so far and off course she changes the sound of the song halfway to return to the original (back and forth) with even a sweet break. Keep it rocking! It’s a very interesting song with lots of unexpected twists!
Possibility sounds like recorded in one take! Straight and yet rocking.
hot girls in hell (sad version) should have been called: the piano version, but I indeed understand it as it’s indeed a sad (but yet a great version). This version also shows she can sing (high and low tones)!So where’s the Christmas album?
die without u (live) sounds great for a live track. I love the global sound. Not bad at all!
u _ the tin man (demo) sounds like simply the acoustic version and clearly shows it potential.
Well: I was looking forward to get this album and didn’t get disappointed! The single’s are all toppers! I also adore the tracks I didn’t knew yet and found some new track to cherish! I hope to see this artist on stage and might even start an interview with her. Keep it up!
