Love Songs for Losers

Love Songs for Losers is the fifth studio album by American folk rock trio the Lone Bellow. It was released on November 4, 2022, by Dualtone Records. The album was produced by the band themselves, a significant departure from their previous efforts which were produced by outside producers.

Love Songs for Losers
Studio album by
the Lone Bellow
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022
StudioFormer residence of Roy Orbison (Nashville)
Length42:15
LabelDualtone
ProducerThe Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow chronology
Half Moon Light
(2020)		 Love Songs for Losers
(2022)

On June 9, 2023, a deluxe edition of the album was released with four new songs that did not make the original track listing, including a reworked version of "The Restless", a song the Lone Bellow first released in 2018 from their EP of the same title.[1]

Background

Love Songs for Losers was first conceived at a church in Nashville, Tennessee, and was recorded at the former residence of Roy Orbison over an eight-week time period. Of the album's title, band member Zachary Williams opined in a press release that "I've always seen myself as a loser in love [and have] never been able to get it completely right".[2]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Gold", was released on July 21, 2022. The song examines the real-life effects that have stemmed from the opioid crisis.[3] The second single, "Honey", was released simultaneously with the album announcement on September 14, 2022.[4] The third single, "Homesick", was released on September 28, 2022.[5] The fourth single, "Unicorn", was released on October 19, 2022.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
American Songwriter[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]

Upon release, Love Songs for Losers received positive acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications, the album has a mean score of 80 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Track listing
Love Songs for Losers track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Kanene Pipkin
  • Zach Williams
4:36
2."Gold"
3:22
3."I'm in Love"
  • Elmquist
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:07
4."Cost of Living"
  • Pipkin
  • Philip Barnes
4:00
5."Dreaming"
  • Elmquist
  • Williams
3:50
6."Move"
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:35
7."Unicorn"
  • Elmquist
  • Dabbs
  • Williams
4:06
8."Wherever Your Heart Is"
  • Elmquist
  • Luke Preston
  • Williams
4:01
9."Homesick"Williams3:38
10."Caught Me Thinkin'"
  • Elmquist
  • Pipkin
  • Williams
3:15
11."The Great Divide"Elmquist4:45
Total length:42:15
Love Songs for Losers โ€” deluxe edition[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Fallin'"
  • Elmquist
  • Williams
3:26
13."Same Tears"
  • Pipkin
  • Dabbs
  • Williams
3:07
14."Tongue Tied"Elmquist4:52
15."The Restless"
  • Elmquist
  • Justin Glasco
  • Williams
3:23
Total length:57:03

References
  1. The Lone Bellow [@thelonebellow] (June 9, 2023). "Today the deluxe version of ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด is out, everywhere you stream! This deluxe features the songs that we recorded alongside the rest of the album, but just couldn't fit them all on one record! Today you can stream the entirety of our latest album alongside the four additional songs, including a fully reimagined version of our previously acoustic song "The Restless" โœจ link in bio "The Restless" was originally released in 2018 on our EP of the same name. It was really exciting to revisit the song, this time with a big bombastic sound. We've rerecorded songs from full band then stripped them down to acoustic trio versions, but it was ridiculously fun to do it the other way around this time. Thank you for sticking with us on our ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด journey. We are so grateful for you โค๏ธ". Retrieved June 14, 2023 โ€“ via Instagram.
  2. Todd, Nate (September 14, 2022). "The Lone Bellow Details New Album 'Love Songs For Losers' & Shares Single". JamBase. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. "The Lone Bellow Return With Gleaming New Single "Gold"". Grateful Web. July 21, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. Major, Michael (September 14, 2022). "The Lone Bellow Announce New Album 'Love Songs For Losers'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  5. "Homesick". Spotify. The Lone Bellow/Dualtone Records. September 28, 2022.
  6. "The Lone Bellow Announce New Album Love Songs For Losers For November 2022 Release, Share New Single "Unicorn" -". mxdwn Music. October 22, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  7. "Love Songs for Losers by The Lone Bellow". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  8. "The Lone Bellow - Love Songs for Losers Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  9. Zimmerman, Lee (November 16, 2022). "Review: The Lone Bellow Make Music for the Masses". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  10. Horowitz, Steve (November 10, 2022). "The Lone Bellow: Love Songs for Losers (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  11. "Love Songs for Losers (Deluxe Edition) by The Lone Bellow". Apple Music. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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