For a way lengthy have you ever been ready to scratch this pop itch?
“I’ve at all times recognized that sooner or later this could occur. I grew up actually obsessive about a number of punk and rock, however I additionally actually liked Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and Madonna – these artists at all times stood out to me. I’ve so many clear recollections of me with a hair brush, performing a complete present in my bed room: it was me taking part in Love. Angel. Music. Child. – I used to be pretending to be Gwen and visualising the gang and every little thing (laughs). That was the dream sooner or later, and I didn’t suppose that it could come this quickly or that I might need it this shortly. I imply, The Regrettes have been collectively for eight years, so it was some time, however I’m nonetheless younger!”
Onto your debut single Pity Get together, then… what does that title say about the place Lydia Night time’s head is at proper now in 2025?
“It represents that I’ve to snort at myself and my patterns and provides myself grace and recognise that nothing’s that deep. I’ve been making an attempt to zoom out on conditions that used to really feel so earth-shattering and intense and catch myself and say, ‘Oh my God, that is some shit from my five-year-old self that I went via and now I’m working like that in my grownup life.’ That’s so foolish.”
Is there something out of your childhood that springs to thoughts as a kind of patterns of behaviour?
“I imply, my nervousness. It’s so humorous, for those who actually give it some thought: I’m scared to have a traditional, floor degree dialog at an occasion or no matter, and it’s like, ‘What am I afraid is gonna occur?’ So what if there’s silence, oh my God, what’s so scary? It’s foolish. The place it turns into actually humorous is the juxtaposition of that with who I’m [as a singer]. It’s weird. I’m a really total assured individual, nevertheless that doesn’t imply I’ve excessive shallowness. They correlate, however for me, they will really feel completely different. I come throughout as a strong-minded particular person, nevertheless it’s fascinating how typically I look to others for validation and for recommendation or for steering on what to do, as an alternative of trusting my very own voice. And yeah, the tune resembles that wanting round and being like, ‘Wait, I’m unhappy, can you’re feeling unhappy for me in order that I can really really feel it?’ It’s so fucking silly!’”
One actually fascinating line in the beginning is if you say, ‘I really like the way in which I actually hate myself / I revenue off an absence of psychological well being.’ As an artist, have you ever made peace with that transaction of turning private ache right into a means of creating a dwelling?
“Daily is a wrestle on that entrance. Really. I say that, nevertheless it’s so humorous as a result of it’s such a ridiculous factor to be an artist and to be going via one thing like melancholy and the primary place my mind goes is, ‘Oh, effectively, perhaps I’ll write a very good tune or I’ll make cash off of this!’ That’s so humorous and peculiar. It’s such a distinct segment expertise. It may be wonderful and such a present to be like, ‘Oh, I get to show this shit into gold.’ However at what price? As a result of then it’s like, ‘Am I really therapeutic from something?’”
On the one hand, it’s a pop anthem, on the opposite it’s extremely darkish lyrically. There’s an astounding run of traces the place you speak about every little thing from confronting consuming problems, the spectre of parental bereavement, melancholy and self-harm. What made you need to share all of that, and particularly in a single go?
“After I say one thing out loud, it forces me to course of it in an actual means, vs. simply holding on to sure experiences. Placing it in a tune, for me, has at all times been a means for me to essentially mirror. I do know that persons are going to listen to these lyrics and relate to it. So many individuals are suicidal at sure factors, or undergo consuming problems or self-harm, or sickness of their households, all of the issues that I contact on. If one individual hears that and realises that going via these hardships doesn’t must [define you], then I need to share it. The tune does really feel cathartic, it actually embraces vulnerability – and feeling weak is definitely an indication of being sturdy and clever. That is vital for folks. It’s undoubtedly vital for me.”