{"id":167,"date":"2022-10-03T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2023-08-24T06:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:57:00","slug":"lolo-debbie-downer-ep-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/03\/lolo-debbie-downer-ep-review\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00d8L\u00d8 &#8211; Debbie Downer EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: debbie downer\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7AtdfzG2wkLhrJHvYSdMiI?go=1&#038;sp_cid=71084d9ed1fedb6d7acbb9c16f47e4f2&#038;utm_source=oembed&#038;utm_medium=desktop&#038;nd=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As she continues to make her way up the musical ranks and gain widespread notoriety as a local pop-punk sensation, Toronto-born singer\/songwriter L\u00d8L\u00d8 has unleashed a tidal wave of brutally profound sentimentalism with the release of her newest EP, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7AtdfzG2wkLhrJHvYSdMiI?si=vF34QqC5TECFXtMzwMxdJQ&amp;nd=1\">Debbie Downer<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection of six refreshingly raw tracks capture the bittersweet melancholy of being stranded at an after-party, and the playful cynicism of L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s lyrical commentary frames the polarizing experience of being a girl on the outside of \u2018normal\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7AtdfzG2wkLhrJHvYSdMiI?si=vF34QqC5TECFXtMzwMxdJQ&amp;nd=1\">Debbie Downer<\/a>\u2019 addresses the kind of adolescent frustration with love that is most commonly expressed, rather clumsily, by the men of this particular genre. In the title track, L\u00d8L\u00d8 disguises the heartache of a rebellious outcast in \u2018all-black everything\u2019, but marks her musicality with revamped, characteristically pop-punk tones and a voice as sweet as candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sincerity of her vocals in contrast to the EP\u2019s overall brattiness make it pretty clear why L\u00d8L\u00d8 is habitually compared to fellow Canadian pop-punk princess, Avril Lavigne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EP serves as an opportunity for listeners to glimpse inside the four walls of L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s bedroom; offering a peek into the sacred space of the artist\u2019s personal diary, where her whip-smart lyricism found its roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the track, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/7HvYCSHdW7V8YFN3rubfTD?si=rBsaTpfLQ2ytLC7eyx_yWw&amp;nd=1\">THE FLOOR IS LAVA<\/a>\u2019, L\u00d8L\u00d8 demonstrates her own jaded interpretation of how alternative subculture is presented in the mainstream, and describes losing herself in its mind-numbing redundancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easily the most technically impressive song off the new release, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1yg9Wtt2CNYVWEPEo3qrAq?si=W7Z38USLRTitPDKEsd9VJw&amp;nd=1\">Boohoo<\/a>\u2019 is an emotional ballad carried entirely by L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s vocals; embracing the listener like a favourite blanket on a cold, lonely night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring lyrics such as \u2018Some nights I wish I was still 12, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1yg9Wtt2CNYVWEPEo3qrAq?si=W7Z38USLRTitPDKEsd9VJw&amp;nd=1\">Boohoo<\/a>\u2019 calls poignant attention to the universally painful feeling of growing older before you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What sets L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s songs apart from other artists\u2019 is the way they capitalize on her cleverly poetic sense of self-awareness. Unlike the typical pop-punk musician, defined by a reckless, boyish overkill, L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s work is uniquely stylized to put emphasis on the distinctly feminine rage that she\u2019s forced to keep contained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, L\u00d8L\u00d8 skillfully invites listeners into her own personal hell, and she knows you\u2019ve likely been here before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanning just over 15 minutes in its entirety, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7AtdfzG2wkLhrJHvYSdMiI?si=vF34QqC5TECFXtMzwMxdJQ&amp;nd=1\">Debbie Downer<\/a>\u2019 is well worth the listen, especially for the rebels without a cause who\u2019ve had to swallow their feelings to maintain their sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s now available to stream wherever, whenever. So, if you feel like you might just punch a hole in the wall, save yourself the time and plaster and check out L\u00d8L\u00d8\u2019s EP instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Jess Bertan for The B-Side<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As she continues to make her way up the musical ranks and gain widespread notoriety as a local pop-punk sensation, Toronto-born singer\/songwriter L\u00d8L\u00d8 has unleashed a tidal wave of brutally profound sentimentalism with the release of her newest EP, \u2018Debbie Downer\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[214],"class_list":["post-167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsfeed","category-reviews"],"authors":[{"term_id":214,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jessbertan","display_name":"Jess Bertan","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a844f8c3c9456b6db90971d3f2f2ad21ed2327acde7ec5bff3a683d9921341d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Jess","last_name":"Bertan","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions\/224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}