The Regrettes singer/guitarist Lydia Night has just released her debut solo single, “Pity Party,” which was produced by Idarose (Alexis Kesselman) and finds her embracing a more pure pop sound.
“Stepping outside of the band on my own was spooky and felt like a huge risk, but one that I was ready to make,” Night says. “For this song, I’m reflecting on my occasional need for attention and validation, rather than trusting my own perspective, which can leave me feeling all over the place emotionally. I wanted to almost poke fun at myself by turning my emotional chaos into an exaggerated pity party, where everyone is invited to feel sorry for me.
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“I think there is a lot of humor and absurdity in the way we deal with dark feelings and for me, part of self-acceptance involves embracing the mess and laughing at it,” she continues. “Life often feels like a performance, so why not make a show of it and own the spectacle?”
See the “Pity Party” video, which Night co-directed with Ramisha Sattar, below.