- 2026-02-28
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MUSIC
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LØLØ Releases New Song “the punisher”
Last month, Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Mandel, aka LØLØ announced her upcoming sophomore album “god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!” would be released on April 17, 2026.
It is her first album in two years, following the 2024 debut album “falling for robots & wishing i was one”.
From the album, she unveiled a new song “the punisher” on February 27, 2026.
The song is the fifth single off of the album, following “007”, “me with no shirt on”, “american zombie”, and “the devil wears converse”.
It was written by Lauren Mandel, David Charles Fischer, and Andrew Goldstein, who also produce the track.
LØLØ said of the song, “'the punisher' is about that sick twisted ritual we all do after a breakup: stalking your ex on the internet (and their new girlfriend…and her sister…and her sister's boyfriend…and yes, even the new girlfriend's sister's dog) even though you KNOW it's going to ruin your entire day. I wrote it during a moment where I caught myself doing exactly that. As I continued to piece together my ex's new life through photos on the internet, I couldn't understand why I felt addicted to punishing myself. It was almost like some part of me weirdly enjoyed it, as I found myself looking forward to checking in almost every day, playing his new life out in my head.”
She added, “I guess there's something weirdly fascinating about knowing exactly where to find your sore spot, and pressing on it anyway. Don't tempt me with a good time!”- The new album comprises 13 tracks, produced by Danen Reed Rector, Andrew Goldstein, and Mike Robinson.
She said of the album, “My debut album had me wishing I could be a robot, so I didn't have to feel anything, and nobody could hurt me. This next one, however, is what happens when I start embracing every messy, scary, and inconvenient feeling of being human. I've stripped things back – both sonically and physically - just a girl, her pen, and her guitar. This album is about learning, losing, falling in love, falling apart, and refusing to apologize for any of it. Every song is diaristic, ripped straight from the pages of my journal, chronicling every intrusive or delusional thought, every downward spiral that goes on in the labyrinth I call my mind. It's me, spilling my guts in real time to cope.”
She added, “As my fans know, I'm incapable of taking this shit to my grave. It's about owning my sensitivity and emotions because, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! Well, here they are...” -
Photo by Christina Bryson - source : Apple Music
