Loner (Alison Wonderland album)

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Loner
Alison Wonderland - Loner.png
Studio album by
Released6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Length35:18
Label EMI Music Australia
Producer
Alison Wonderland chronology
Awake
(2018)
Loner
(2022)
Singles from Loner
  1. "Bad Things"
    Released: 24 September 2020
  2. "Fuck U Love U"
    Released: 2 December 2021
  3. "Fear of Dying"
    Released: 2 January 2022
  4. "New Day"
    Released: 10 March 2022
  5. "Forever"
    Released: 8 April 2022
  6. "Something Real"
    Released: 3 May 2022

Loner is the third studio album by Australian DJ and producer Alison Wonderland, released on 6 May 2022 through EMI Music Australia. It follows four years after her previous album Awake , and was preceded by the singles "Bad Things", "Fuck U Love U", "Fear of Dying", "New Day" [1] and "Forever". [2] She will tour North America in support of the record. [3]

Contents

Background

After years of touring, Wonderland said that the COVID-19 pandemic halting events around the world in 2020 left her feeling "entirely alone" and as if she "had hit [her] rock bottom". She eventually returned to recording music as a "way to move forward", taking inspiration from her previous albums to "work out where she's going" and to no longer "be the victim" in the stories she tells. Wonderland called Loner a "rebirth" as well as her "most positive album" [1] and hoped that the album would "empower" listeners to "feel less alone". [4]

Wonderland initially announced a new album at the end of 2021. [3]

Themes

EDM.com called the use of blindfolds on the cover and in the singles' music videos "a motif for vulnerability and detachment". [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Nicole Otero of Gigwise complimented Loner's "intricate sounds and disarming and raw feelings supporting wickedly clever lyrics" as well as its blend of "emotional content" and "anthemic drops", calling it Wonderland's "best album to date" and writing that it will "inspire her fans to look ahead to a better tomorrow". [6]

Track listing

Loner track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever"3:14
2."Safe Life"
  • Sholler
  • Christensen
 3:19
3."Fuck U Love U"
  • Sholler
  • Christensen
  • Ishaan Chaudhary
  • William Curry
  • Wonderland
  • MEMBA
  • Said the Sky [a] [v]
3:10
4."New Day"
  • Sholler
  • Jacob Ray
  • Christensen
  • Trent Kneiss
  • Wonderland
  • Blush
  • Said the Sky [a] [v]
2:38
5."I'm Doing Great Now Thanks" (Interlude)
  • Sholler
  • Ray
 1:28
6."Something Real"
  • Sholler
  • Ray
  • Christensen
  • Wonderland
  • Said the Sky
  • Ray
3:49
7."Eyes Closed"
  • Sholler
  • Christensen
  • Chaudhary
  • Curry
 2:44
8."Bad Things"
3:29
9."Thirst"
  • Sholler
  • Chaudhary
  • Curry
 2:44
10."Cocaine"
  • Sholler
  • Khan
 2:29
11."Fear of Dying"
  • Sholler
  • Ian Brendon Scott
  • Mark Jackson
  • Wonderland
  • Scott
  • Jackson
  • Said the Sky [a] [v]
3:07
12."Loner"
  • Sholler
  • Ray
  • Christensen
  • Salomon Valensuela
 3:07
Total length:35:18

Charts

Chart performance for Loner
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 15

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