Album Review: "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!" - LØLØ
- Kaitlyn Nicole
- 3 days ago
- 6 min read
Alt. Pop Rock Princess LØLØ is back again with her sophomore album, "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!", leaving nobody safe with her cut-through lyrics and intoxicating melodies.
TRACKLIST
god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!
me with no shirt on
dumbest girl in the world
hung up on u
delusional darling
the punisher
007
the devil wears converse
stuff like that
whiskey & coke
american zombie
boy who doesn't want to
lobotomy & u
Don't be fooled by this only being her second album release. LØLØ has been around for several years now, and is quite the underrated artist if I do say so myself. Her biggest song to date, "you turn me on (but you give me depression)" has over 34 million streams on Spotify alone, which led her to releasing her debut album in 2024, "falling for robots & wishing i was one". She has an edginess paired with vulnerability, two conflicting characteristics you don't often see in artists nowadays. One minute you'll be screaming to a pop-punk banger and then the next you're sobbing to an acoustic ballad. She sings the words that many of us are afraid to say for ourselves when it comes to toxic relationships and self-worth.
god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!
We open up with the title track of the album, "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!". Lined with downstrums of an acoustic guitar and an ear-catching riff, this song is all about LØLØ owning her songwriting skills and emotions. Did you do her dirty and now you've got a song about you? Well, you kind of had to see that coming, right? The best music comes from the heart, and LØLØ unapologetically spills hers out all over the floor.
me with no shirt on
Track two is probably my personal favorite pre-release single, "me with no shirt on", a heartbreakingly desperate cry once you've had the realization that the one you love isn't giving you attention anymore. One of the stand out things about this song is the focus on acoustic guitar. It makes it feel even more personal, like sitting all alone in your room, singing your emotions to yourself, just like LØLØ does in the music video. There's an addicting nostalgic dreaminess to this song that I haven't been able to let go of ever since it came out, which is ironic considering its topic. Don't worry LØLØ, you will never lose my attention, gf.
dumbest girl in the world
"dumbest girl in the world" is heavy pop-punk banger that is not only LØLØ calling herself out on her own bullsh*t, but all of us girlies out there who put up with less than what we deserve from men. With lyrics that might hit a little too close to home, you can either take a moment to laugh at yourself, have some major realizations, or both! The music video features some other favorite underrated queens such as Chandler Leighton, Leah Kate, Hunter Daily, Mylie Taylor and Bailey Spinn.
hung up on u
LØLØ is having her early 2000's teenage rom-com movie moment in the song "hung up on you" with a super dream-pop inspired soundscape and old-style Taylor Swift coded melodies. Her voice is absolutely gorgeous in this song, standing out the most in the hook when she sings the title in layered harmonies. My personal favorite moment is the acapella key-change at the end for the final chorus. This song is a double entendre, taking place as a phone call with a crush that abruptly ends due to not knowing what to say next.
delusional darling
"delusional darling" sounds as it is titled. It's catchy, rock'n'roll, but reckless and crazy at the same time. LØLØ's ability to change her tone to match the mood and tone of each song is so impressive, she quite literally memorizes me in each track as we go along. The heavy distortion and seductive background vocals make you feel like you yourself are falling into delusion as LØLØ tells us all the warning signs she ignores for someone who is clearly not treating her right. However, she's so afraid of being alone, that she pretends that everything is fine.
the punisher
"the punisher" is about that shameful thing we all do after a breakup - stalk our ex on the internet. And even worse, when you find out they're with somebody new. Now we're stuck with the awful question, "why the heck did I just do that to myself?". Now you've just broken your own heart, and you're gonna be stuck in your feelings even more for god knows how long. "the punisher" has a hook that will catch onto your brain for days and a sense of nostalgic pop rock that gets that catharsis going.
007
With "007", it's probably not hard to guess the theme. This song does quite literally sound straight out of a spy movie, using major/minor 7th chords to give it mysterious vibes but it also has heavy distorted electric guitars and rushing drums to add energy and 90's rock'n'roll flare. Licensed to kill, "007" is about a man that is nothing but trouble. However, you seem to always go after the bad boys, and end up wanting him anyway, even though you're onto him and his shenanigans.
the devil wears converse
instead of the devil wears prada, we have the cheeky and risky love song, "the devil wears converse". Have you ever seen someone so toxically beautiful, that no matter how bad you know they are for you, you just let yourself fall anyway? You just can't resist the devilish charm that radiates off of them. In the verses, LØLØ sings with a slight slide in the melody, as if she's admiring this person from afar and is quite literally falling in love. In the chorus, it's a burst of distorted energy that makes you want to dance around your room like nobody is watching.
stuff like that
"stuff like that" is about when you finally find someone that could stay, but also all of the anxiety that comes along with any possibility that they won't. So, you find something to believe in to help you hold onto the hope that one day they won't leave you; like praying, wishing on shooting stars, etc... "stuff like that" is a ballad with a gorgeous soft-picked guitar riff, along with a heavier instrumentation that comes in during the chorus. The overall groove and tone reminds me a little of "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus.
whiskey & coke
"whiskey & coke" is a dark, but beautiful, country and Southern inspired song full of acoustic guitar and gorgeous vocals. This song is about someone who loves their alcohol, and unfortunately loves it more than anyone else, choosing it over their significant other on the nightly. LØLØ sings about all the things she could do to make this man happy, if only he could trade his drinks for her.
american zombie
Heavily relating to common topics on this album such as toxic men and acting oblivious to all the red flags, we have "american zombie". It's a super fun and energetic song highlighting all of the dark ways a man acts to get attention as if they are good things, and LØLØ sings in a happy tone as if she's ignorant and detached from what's really going on. We can't blame her though, because I think we've all had these rose-colored glasses on before.
boy who doesn't want to
"boy who doesn't want to" is a wake up message for many of us out there who have the "I can fix him" trait. This song is super raw, direct and straightforward because the focus here is the lyrics. The words are painfully true, because the fact of the matter is, "a boy who doesn't want to is never gonna change". This isn't the final track of the album, but I love that it's at least near the end, because after all that we've listened to up until this point, this feels like something that needs to be heard.
lobotomy & u
We end the project with the most painful, sad and heartbreaking song on the entire album, "lobotomy & u", an acoustic ballad with dreamy 50's tones, raw vocals, and lyrics that are quite literally a punch to the gut. "lobotomy & u" is about being so in love with somebody, that all you wish is that you could forget all the hurt they've put you through and just go back to feeling them love you again. One of the greatest pains in life is still loving someone that doesn't reciprocate that same type of love, and this song embodies that pain. You might want to grab the tissues.
LØLØ is one of the most underrated artists on my radar, that I personally believe NEEDS to be in mainstream music. She is a natural-born superstar, a phenomenal songwriter and has the voice of an angel. She continues to outdo herself time and time again, and with "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!", I believe she deserves to be getting more attention. These songs are HITS; and if you haven't given it a listen yet, you should.
Written By Kaitlyn Nicole
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