Lola Young is new to me and I am so glad I found her music. I am also sorry that I am so late to the party! She is from South East London and is in her early 20s. On her Spotify bio, she says this of herself, “Music is everything to me, helps me try and make sense of myself and the world around me. I’m pretty hopeless with love, I hate flowers (unless they’re dead), I can’t sit still for more than 10 minutes, but I figure out my heart and mind through poetry, and melody”
Her current single was released a few days ago and it is close to perfect. It has a dark pop-rock vibe and would be a surefire radio hit. But sadly, the smart and appropriate use of some profanities will prevent that. But if you love great music you need to give it a spin. The musicianship on the track is first class and Lola’s voice is magnificent. It carries a message of soul-bearing emotion and deep, deep feeling, particularly of that bad kind of love. She has described the song, and perhaps its source, as “a song to help me process an abusive and at times toxic relationship I experienced, even though at times I felt trapped, it’s about loving a person regardless of the fact they are hurting you“. Check out some of her other stuff too.
I rarely watch TV adverts, but if I did I might have discovered Lola earlier with her sparse and beautiful cover of “Together In Electric Dreams” for the John Lewis Christmas advert in 2021. It spent 8 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 7. She was at the acclaimed Brit School which has produced a talented array of alumni including Adele and Amy Winehouse to name just a couple. I feel there are some similarities between the vocal styles of Lola and Amy. But Lola Young is an incredible vocalist in her own right. Get Lola Young into your life, you will not be disappointed. She has a UK? EU tour coming up and also a number of US dates. I am not sure I can make any of them, but she is definitely on my must see list now.
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