Thread for Lydia Loveless, Country-Rock Lady I Enjoy

New album streaming now:

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/11/488660920/first-listen-lydia-loveless-real

this day keeps getting better

Plenty of tumult in several, as written and sung, also nobody's slacking, but aren't shredding and headbanging sideways into the walls of the barn, cos no barn, for one thing: we're somewhere, several wheres, relatively smoother and more spacious, also it just isn't 'llowed : "On these January nights, when I hate my life, and try to start a fight, you're not falling for that one any more." So there's circling each other, plenty tension, building too, some sparks and pullme-pushyou, but relatively civil fuckyou, and meltdowns are (relatively) more implosive or one-to-one than previous, though no mumblecore; she can still project.
First couple tracks are gonna have to grow on me, with vocal lines smoothly extended, guitars tumbling and tunneling around her, but with a space between her and them--kind of like Petty and Heartbreakers with a better Petty. "More Than Ever" is where she laughs a little and then starts to let it blurt---"If you want self-control I'd have to break my fingers"---but doesn't let it rip past a certain dramatically timed point.
"Heaven" has slightly shuddering bassheart core, with very spare electronics occasionally flickering, checking in, whole thing pulling me in through the silence around it (in space no one can you scream).
"Out On Love" seems like she's been listening to (good) Patti Smith, with the well-paced drama again, "Bilbao" starts kinda like that, but suddenly she turns around, "Marry me, there's no place I'd rather be," kinda dreamily, but then again, "Even when the waves are ten feet tall, you don't look up", and when she comes back to the chorus, it might be "Bury me," working the Ohio country accent in a sneaky way, but just as sweet (maybe relating to how she wants a boy to come along and tell her not to jump off the roof--"There he is now, man!"---in "Real" which is not headbanging, but headjangling, and maybe she's been listening to Big Star too, yadda-yadda this is different but she's got me into most of it so far.

"Heaven" is my initial favorite, but it's probably the most atypical song on the album. Sorta in love with the whole thing, though.

"heaven" an early fave of mine, too

Publicist update:

Real, the highly anticipated new album from Lydia Loveless is out now via Bloodshot Records. Additionally, Loveless will perform on CBS This Morning Saturday on August 20 while the official music video for her track “Clumps” premieres on Vice’s Noisey. Of the video Noisey says, “It’s simple and gorgeous.” Watch the video here: http://bit.ly/2bzv44x

or oisey.vice.com/blog/lydia-loveless/

In support of the release, Loveless confirms additional dates this fall extending her ongoing North American tour with stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and more. See below for complete tour dates.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=b057aec5cb&view=fimg&th=156a3f88173b67da&attid=0.4&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ_KXg0nne_rLAbpr8NX8ZoufJrBVd0W6AmQbd9-0rk66deAxDs6_ZViKBxvTVOK_OdCs5YqrF1-vFm7AWpnnril0vGbee7sGywsE74LzixZ6SbExwwBAwPyIdE&sz=w500-h750&ats=1471637347542&rm=156a3f88173b67da&zw&atsh=1

Real was recorded at Sonic Lounge Studios in her home state of Ohio and was engineered and produced by Joe Viers (Dr. John, Twenty One Pilots). “I chose to work with Joe Viers, engineer and producer of my last three releases, again because I trust him completely not only with my music but with my words,” said Loveless. “There was a lot to say this time around and I wanted to return to that sort of playground and (sometimes literally) throw things at the wall. Whereas our previous records could be described as blunt or raw, this one I wanted to be known as honest, as true, as real (rimshot).”

Of the album Loveless says, “Because I feel like I spent my formative years flopping around like a fish, masking pain with substance abuse and somewhat ashamed of who I was—a hayseed, a phony, I felt—it was absolutely necessary for me to become a stronger, more confident human, or I was going to die. Real is my sort of love letter to that realization, that my existence was just as valid as any other."

LYDIA LOVELESS LIVE
August 20—Cincinnati, OH—Northside Yacht Club (solo)#
September 8—Columbus, OH —Ace Of Cups
September 9—Indianapolis, IN—The HiFi
September 10—Madison, WI—The Frequency
September 11—Milwaukee, WI—Colectivo on Prospect
September 14—Champaign, IL—The Accord
September 15—St. Louis, MO––The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
September 16––Louisville, KY––Zanzabar
September 17––Cleveland, OH––Grog Shop
September 20––25––Nashville, TN––AmercianaFest
September 24–Minneapolis, MN–First Avenue*
September 25–Sioux Falls, SD–The District*
September 28––Missoula, MT––The Wilma*
September 29––Seattle, WA––The Showbox*
September 30––Portland, OR––Wonder Ballroom*
October 1––Portland, OR––Wonder Ballroom*
October 2––Vancouver, BC––Rickshaw*
October 5––Sacramento, CA––Ace of Spades*
October 6––San Francisco, CA––The Fillmore*
October 7––San Francisco, CA––The Fillmore*
October 8––Stateline, NV––Montbleu Rescort Casino*
October 11––Los Angeles, CA––Teragram Ballroom*
October 12––Los Angeles, CA––Teragram Ballroom*
October 13––Solana Beach, CA––Belly Up*
October 14––San Luis Obispo, CA––The Fremont Theater*
October 15––Scottsdale, AZ––Live Wire*
October 18––Austin, TX––Antone’s
October 19––Houston, TX––Continental Club
October 21––Birmingham, AL––The Saturn
October 22––Atlanta, GA––Terminal West
November 4––Pontiac, MI––Pike Room
November 5––Toronto, ON––Adelaide Hall
November 6––Ithaca, NY––The Dock
November 7––Burlington, VT––Higher Ground
November 9––Portsmouth, NH––The Music Hall Loft
November 10––Allston, MA––Great Scott
November 11––Philadelphia, PA––MilkBoy
November 12––Charlottesville, VA––The Southern
November 13––Washington, DC––Rock & Roll Hotel
November 15––Pittsburgh, PA––Club Cafe
November 16––New York, NY––Bowery Ballroom
November 19––Chicago, IL––Metro

#with Tommy Stinson
*with Drive-By Truckers

Dunno why I now have to right-click to view image, but worth it.

revising my fave to "out on love"

also lydia + tommy would prob make my heart explode regardless of the actual quality of the show

I like "Heaven" too but I'm not feeling the back half yet.

Haven't really explored the latter part of the album yet though 'Midwestern Guys' sounds like a pretty brutal take down. I get the like for 'Heaven' (sounds like Aztec Camera to me - weird, I know) but loving 'More Than Ever'. Just a sucker for jangly twelve-strings.

I get the like for 'Heaven' (sounds like Aztec Camera to me - weird, I know)

Not weird. otm if you ask me.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. Was really impressed with the Echo and The Bunnymen cover last year on the AV Club so I don't see this song as a big reach.

sorry i'm late, this year's album is pretty nice yes?

Hell yeah, it adds some different (jangle, dance etc.-associated, but still chunky) sounds, didn't grab me like the previous sets did, yknow from the first second (I'm spoiled), but it keeps building, and it's always her and no other: that voice, those words, sometimes almost spinning out of control, willfully and compulsively I reckon.

i like "longer" but the arrangements on the new album feel really... off?

I love 'heaven' , I can't resist to the mixture between fleetwood mac and hole's celebrity skin.

Real is a great album.....esp "Midwestern Guys", "Heaven" and "Clumps"

Listened to this headbangle country soul extension right before/after watching an "In The Americas" ep about fireworks as folk culture in Mexico, fit perfectly:

https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/sites/default/files/styles/product_large/public/album-art/lydia_cover.jpg?itok=UfVc0sOI

Boy Crazy and Single(s)
Lydia Loveless

DELUXE LP ON TRANSPARENT BEER YELLOW VINYL (FIRST PRESSING), includes digital download
Collection of Lydia Loveless’s summery 5-song EP Boy Crazy, on vinyl LP for the first time, plus six non-album singles and B-sides spanning her career. Also on CD and digital.

Out October 13

Track list and more info here:
https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/boy-crazy-singles

^^this is great
my admiration for her songwriting has really grown

Lydia Loveless on her issues at Bloodshot Records (maybe inspired to post this by the Ryan Adams news, idk)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9YalTgNMp/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1qh5gdadu46a

Not really at all surprising that a label who allowed a man to grope, paw at and mentally disturb me for over five years still touts Ryan Adams as a fucking genius

— Lydia Loveless (@lydia_loveless) February 15, 2019

Fuckin yikes!

Super righteous takedown, moreso since she's still on Bloodshot, as far as i know. And i guess at this point she's their most high-profile artist? At present on tour opening for Mtn Gts.

my guess is she felt motivated to post by Bloodshot's Ryan-related tweets yesterday ... just couldn't hold it in after seeing those. again, this is a guess.

Lydia fucking rules.

Rob Miller, the other cofounder/coowner of Bloodshot, responds.

https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotRecords/posts/10156149241193193

I thought Rob's response was pretty good.

Nan's response...

https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotRecords/posts/10156149628338193

It’s so weird that she’s acknowledging the truth of the matter but standing by her man nonetheless.

I wonder if Lydia Loveless was one of their minor artists how this would have been addressed. Obviously LL was stewing over this bc they didn’t do anything and she had the clout now.

yeah the Rob one is good, the Nan one is o_O

It’s so weird that she’s acknowledging the truth of the matter but standing by her man nonetheless.

dang mind blown

To her credit, Nan didn't heart his tweet

http://i.imgur.com/nZ0Kyee.png

him being a creep who harassed a musician on her label, jeopardized that creative relationship, at present has caused that label to take a hit image-wise, and has led to her stepping away from the label...that all seems like grounds for a breakup but again if she wants to stick with him she’s free to do so, as weird as I may find it.

I know nothing about their relationship but I do know sometimes it's hard to leave a toxic victimizer, even when it's self-evidently in your own best interest.

Yeah, there is a whole emotional ecosystem in which these things take place from which it may be difficult to withdraw

yeah obv it's a tough situation, it's a bit unusual to see it play out like this, and it's pretty sad.

off topic, Real has grown and grown on me, I think it's her best album

i picked up that one and Boy Crazy and Singles, both are outstanding. Her documentary is on Amazon Prime right now, been meaning to watch it.

xxpost Miller and Warshaw both say he was banned from "Bloodshot events" and contact w the artists, that they didn't make a public announcement when Loveless first reported the behavior because "respecting her privacy" until she wanted to go public---so at least they've got their story straight. And Warshaw "stepping away," rather than going after Loveless, sounds about right, from this outsider's point of view.

So back to the music and thanks for mention of documentary, hadn't heard of that.

Although of course their ban claim does quite not fit w her for five years

it's pretty good! She's an interesting interview...some really great live footage

Maybe a bit long considering how relatively short her career is

also it's a bit awkward because at the time she's with her (a lot older) bass player and I think that divorce is a big part of the Real album? so it's a little outdated now

Would be no way to keep up with her, other than a day-to-day reality series. Yeah, even in email exchanges (for the featurette I posted way upthread), she was very forthcoming, without overselling or digressing---wish I'd had a little more room for quotes.

Big ol' interview re the Bloodshot situation

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lydia-loveless-interview-sexual-misconduct-bloodshot-796785/

a few women commented on her IG story that they'd has incidents with this guy as well, at least one of them said she'd been sexually assaulted by him.

Her reasons for waiting are many, including how a woman’s claims of sexual abuse is often as traumatizing as the initial instances themselves. Also, because women are often told this is just “the way things are” in an industry built around casual social events, drinking and the myth of the eccentric male rock-star genius.

It's 2019 and people still believe this shit. I can see from the responses on Twitter that they do.

What exactly are you referring to as “this shit”?

"women are often told this is just “the way things are” in an industry built around casual social events, drinking and the myth of the eccentric male rock-star genius."

That's my (hopeful) guess.

Like, the immediate reaction I saw to the Ryan Adams revelations was a general "yeah, this dude is bad news" and "I'm glad this is coming out," but you only had to peel one layer deeper to find A LOT of people excusing all sorts of things.