Lydia Loveless (she/her/they/them) today shared her magnetic, vibrant new single “Sex and Money,” a standout off their new album Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, due out September 22nd via Bloodshot Records. Premiering via FLOOD Magazine, the track arrives with an equally charismatic and entertaining video directed by Katie Harriman and inspired by MTV TRL-era music videos from the early aughts. “I’m most excited that we could highlight Lydia’s comedic acting in this. We wanted to pay homage to the golden era of music videos—the early 2000s—with some comically-raunchy fantasy scenes and over-the-top glamour shots,” Harriman explains. “On top of being an incredibly talented songwriter, Lydia’s also insanely funny. I hope this is just the start for their acting career.” Of the track, Loveless adds: “This one was written at an Airbnb in Austin on some late tour night where there’s a bottle and a guitar and everyone’s giggly. I’ve tried really hard to not write songs about ‘the lifestyle of a road dog,’ but this one’s a little more self-deprecation than anything. I’m a horrible hopeless romantic and I will literally just sit in the back of the van and daydream that my crush shows up with flowers and sweeps me off my feet at a random show. My poor long-suffering band, hahaha.”
“Sex and Money” follows the sweeping, poignant “Runaway” and cathartic, energized “Toothache,” which earned press support from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone (Songs You Need), UPROXX (Best New Indie), Stereogum, NPR Music (NMF playlist), American Songwriter, Brooklyn Vegan, Exclaim!, and more.
Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again is not only a break-up record drifting back to some of the best of its kind, like Richard & Linda Thompson’s Shoot Out the Lights, Superchunk’s Foolishand, of course, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors. It’s also a reminder to keep improving oneself, taking ownership and moving forward—alone, if needed. A follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2020 LP Daughter, it recommences the evolution of Loveless: a fiercely brave writer who bluntly assesses their life in song.
Around 2020’s release of Daughter on their own label, Loveless was living in North Carolina with their boyfriend at the time, stuck, away from the stages that they grew up on, isolated from their family, and going stir-crazy. As the world came undone and then back together again, Loveless returned to Columbus, OH, where her career first began. Starting anew, she found part-time work at a recording studio (Secret Studios) and began processing the last two years of her life. The title of her new album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, came easy—like a mantra from the heavens. Pre-save is available HERE.
