Love Songs for Losers

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Love Songs for Losers
The Lone Bellow - Love Songs for Losers.png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022
StudioFormer residence of Roy Orbison (Nashville)
Length42:15
Label Dualtone
Producer The Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow chronology
Half Moon Light
(2020)
Love Songs for Losers
(2022)

Love Songs for Losers is the fifth studio album by American folk rock trio the Lone Bellow. It was released on November 4, 2022, by Dualtone Records. The album was produced by the band themselves, a significant departure from their previous efforts which were produced by outside producers.

Contents

On June 9, 2023, a deluxe edition of the album was released with four new songs that did not make the original track listing, including a reworked version of "The Restless", a song the Lone Bellow first released in 2018 from their EP of the same title. [1]

Background

Love Songs for Losers was first conceived at a church in Nashville, Tennessee, and was recorded at the former residence of Roy Orbison over an eight-week time period. Of the album's title, band member Zachary Williams opined in a press release that "I've always seen myself as a loser in love [and have] never been able to get it completely right". [2]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Gold", was released on July 21, 2022. The song examines the real-life effects that have stemmed from the opioid crisis. [3] The second single, "Honey", was released simultaneously with the album announcement on September 14, 2022. [4] The third single, "Homesick", was released on September 28, 2022. [5] The fourth single, "Unicorn", was released on October 19, 2022. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
PopMatters 7/10 [10]

Upon release, Love Songs for Losers received positive acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications, the album has a mean score of 80 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]

Track listing

Love Songs for Losers track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Kanene Pipkin
  • Zach Williams
4:36
2."Gold"
3:22
3."I'm in Love"
  • Elmquist
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:07
4."Cost of Living"
  • Pipkin
  • Philip Barnes
4:00
5."Dreaming"
  • Elmquist
  • Williams
3:50
6."Move"
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:35
7."Unicorn"
  • Elmquist
  • Dabbs
  • Williams
4:06
8."Wherever Your Heart Is"
  • Elmquist
  • Luke Preston
  • Williams
4:01
9."Homesick"Williams3:38
10."Caught Me Thinkin'"
  • Elmquist
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:15
11."The Great Divide"Elmquist4:45
Total length:42:15
Love Songs for Losers — deluxe edition [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Fallin'"
  • Elmquist
  • Williams
3:26
13."Same Tears"
  • Pipkin
  • Dabbs
  • Williams
3:07
14."Tongue Tied"Elmquist4:52
15."The Restless"
  • Elmquist
  • Justin Glasco
  • Williams
3:23
Total length:57:03

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References

  1. The Lone Bellow [@thelonebellow] (June 9, 2023). "Today the deluxe version of 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 is out, everywhere you stream! This deluxe features the songs that we recorded alongside the rest of the album, but just couldn't fit them all on one record! Today you can stream the entirety of our latest album alongside the four additional songs, including a fully reimagined version of our previously acoustic song "The Restless" ✨ link in bio "The Restless" was originally released in 2018 on our EP of the same name. It was really exciting to revisit the song, this time with a big bombastic sound. We've rerecorded songs from full band then stripped them down to acoustic trio versions, but it was ridiculously fun to do it the other way around this time. Thank you for sticking with us on our 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 journey. We are so grateful for you ❤️" . Retrieved June 14, 2023 via Instagram.
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