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'''Lydia Loveless''' is the stagename of [[alternative country]] [[singer-songwriter]] |
'''Lydia Loveless''' is the stagename of [[alternative country]] [[singer-songwriter]] Lydia Ankrom.<ref name=lantern_loveless>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Andrea|title=Lydia Loveless to show sisterly love in Columbus show|url=http://www.thelantern.com/a-e/lydia-loveless-to-show-sisterly-love-in-columbus-show-1.2854477#.USOkgqU4srU|accessdate=19 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Lantern]]|date=19 April 2012}}</ref> She is signed to [[Bloodshot Records]]. Her music combines [[classic country]], [[honky tonk]], and [[punk rock]].<ref name=chitribune>{{cite news|title=Lydia Loveless: Defiance on the farm |
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Lydia Loveless | |
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 Lydia Loveless with her husband and bassist Ben Lamb playing in Fort Collins, Colorado, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Coschocton, Ohio, USA |
| Genres | Alternative Country |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Labels | Peloton, Bloodshot Records |
Lydia Loveless is the stagename of alternative country singer-songwriter Lydia Ankrom.[1] She is signed to Bloodshot Records. Her music combines classic country, honky tonk, and punk rock.[2][3]
Early life
Loveless was born in 1990 in Coshocton, Ohio[4] and grew up on a farm in a rural area outside of the town. She felt like an outcast in a town that emphasized religion and conformity.[2][3] Her family is musical: Loveless' father is a drummer who owns a country-western bar, and when she was thirteen, Loveless joined her two older sisters in a new-wave band in Columbus, Ohio, where she currently resides.[1][2][3]
Career
At a show in Cincinnati, Loveless met producer David Rhodes Brown who went on to produce her first album, The Only Man. Loveless was not happy with the slick production of the album.[2] Determined to make a more raw and edgier album, she released Indestructible Machine in 2012 with songs that feature themes of frustration with her hometown, drinking, depression, and a song about a stalker who looks like Steve Earle.[2][3][5] Loveless recorded the album when she was in her early twenties.[2]
Indestructible Machine received praise in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Spin, Allmusic, and The Washington Post.[2][3][6][7] Greg Kot wrote that "Her defiant tone is matched by songs that put country and punk on equal ground, unvarnished and direct".[2] She is compared to Neko Case, Loretta Lynn and Exene Cervenka.[2][3][6] Loveless commented, "I get the 'next Neko Case' or 'not as good as Neko Case' thing all the time. Hopefully I can write songs in the future that don't make it so easy to be compared to anyone else."[2]
Personal life
Loveless is married to her bassist, Ben Lamb.[7] Loveless's father, Parker Chandler is her drummer.[7] Loveless's older sisters, Jessica Wabbit and Eleanor Sinacola, also have their own bands (The Girls! and Dead Girlfriends, respectively).[1]
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Only Man | Peloton |
| 2011 | Indestructible Machine | Bloodshot Records |
References
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrea (19 April 2012). "Lydia Loveless to show sisterly love in Columbus show". The Lantern. Retrieved 19 June 2012. Cite error: The named reference "lantern_loveless" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kot, Greg (22 November 2011). "Lydia Loveless: Defiance on the farm". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Deming, Mark. "Lydia Loveless Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lydia-loveless/id360720332
- ^ Danton, Eric. "Lydia Loveless Makes Men Cry, Professes Her Love for Britney and Booze". Spinner.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ a b Stewart, Allison. "Singles file: Bjork, Premonition 13, Lydia Loveless". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Joy, Kevin. "Profile of songstress rising outside Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 21 June 2012.