LOLO’s In Loving Memory Of When I Used To Give A Shit dropped last month, and the title isn’t the only thing smacking you in the face and demanding your attention.
Singer-songwriter LOLO (Lauren Pritchard) is known for co-writing hits for Panic! At The Disco’s most recent album. She also wrote an off-Broadway musical last year titled “Songbird,” which received rave reviews from The New York Times, and originated the role of ‘Ilse’ in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening. Her theatrical background is crystal clear over the course of the In Loving Memory, as she proves her skills as an honest—and killer—storyteller.
The story begins with a bang as Pritchard introduces herself as a scorned woman in “I Heard it From A Friend,” powerfully belting and painting word pictures that make you feel not only her pain but yours, too. She is foulmouthed and unapologetic for feeling all her feelings, with my favorite line of the song: “Yeah, you fucked me over!”
The story continues with “The Devil’s Come to Dinner,” a portrayal of the mourning period after heartbreak. She continues with “Shine” a tribute to the human condition. LOLO is the friend you want to have around when you’re drunk at a party and can’t stop wallowing in self pity. She harshly says what needs to be said while simultaneously enveloping you in a reassuring hug. “Why you waiting on the world for a favor? It’s your life, go ahead and change it”.