Love Lines
2023 studio album by LP
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Love Lines is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter LP, released on 29 September 2023 through BMG.[2]
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| Released | 29 September 2023 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, indie pop, Latin music[1] | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Andrew Berkeley Martin, Ashton Irwin, Matthew Pauling | |||
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Background and release
After releasing Churches in 2021, LP returned to the studio to craft new material inspired by personal relationships and emotional experiences.[3][4] It was her first album while single and marks a moment in which they were coming out of a relationship while falling in love with somebody else.[4][5] "It's called Love Lines [because] I think I'm capable of several different storylines going on at the same time if you catch my drift. Some call it polyamory, I don't f***ing know!"[5]
In an interview with Correio Braziliense, LP stated that love was the main topic of the album and that it's not only about romantic love, but also about "more intimate love which we experiment from those who show us what's deepest and darkest".[6] They drew inspiration from their own experiences, as well as other people's, to create the 12 songs of the album.[6]
The songs were created in the Cayman Islands and Palm Springs with the help of Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer), Andrew Berkeley Martin (Palaye Royale) and Matthew Pauling.[3]
The album was announced on May 11, 2023, alongside the release of its lead single, "Golden", which received a video directed by Stephen Schofield.[2] "Golden" was followed by "One Like You" on July 21, and its video featured LP getting a real tattoo.[4] The song was written the night Ronnie Spector died and LP admitted that the track alluded to Spector's past work.[7] The third single, "Love Song", was released on August 25,[8] and the fourth and last one, "Long Goodbye", was released on September 7,[9] with a video filmed in one continuous shot at LP's home.[7]
Reception
The album received positive reviews from critics. Renowned for Sound praised its cohesive construction and LP's vocal performance, calling it a "well-constructed, well executed album" that "provides a good menagerie of songs which will cater to all moods of both LP diehards and newbies to LPs music".[1]
Will Russell of Hot Press highlighted the album's stylistic diversity and emotional resonance, praising individual songs including "Long Goodbye", which he compared to Dusty in Memphis-era Dusty Springfield, among other soul legends from the 1960s.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Golden" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Wild" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Dayglow" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Long Goodbye" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Love Lines" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Hola" | 2:36 |
| 7. | "One Like You" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Love Song" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Big Time" | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Blow" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Burn It Down" | 2:42 |
| 12. | "Hold the Light" | 4:32 |
| Total length: | 44:17 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "A Woman Is Sacred" | 4:14 |
| 14. | "Mean Streak" | 2:18 |
| 15. | "Tears in Time" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 53:49 | |
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 20 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 85 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[13] | 57 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)ERROR in "Poland": Missing parameters: id.[14] | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 26 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[17] | 25 |