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finding it hard to smile
Pop · 2018 · 12 tracks · 53m

finding it hard to smile

lovelytheband

High-energy indie pop with a heavy heart. Shimmering guitars and festival-sized hooks provide a bright vehicle for candid lyrics about anxiety and modern loneliness.

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It's the ultimate soundtrack for when you're sad but still want to dance in your car.

A bright, neon-soaked exploration of internal darkness and the search for connection.

finding it hard to smile · vs · lovelytheband
Road Trip+0.9σ

Road Trip saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 53m
01
finding it hard to smile
1:15
02
pity party
3:11
05
alone time
3:52
06
these are my friends
3:29
08
filling a void (interlude)
1:06
09
your whatever
3:14
10
maybe, i’m afraid
3:10
12
walk from here
3:22
13
stupid mistakes
3:54
14
make believe
3:46
15
i like the way
3:00
16
everything i could never say… to you
5:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, guitar-driven release of the chorus in 'broken' where the vulnerability turns into a communal anthem.
The atmospheric, stripped-back vulnerability of the title track that sets a somber tone before the pop hooks arrive.
The sprawling nearly six-minute emotional climax of the final track where the production finally breathes and slows down.
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everything i could never say…
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