Lauv has released his 21-song debut album How I’m Feeling, with the new single ‘Modern Loneliness’ out now.
Pop visionary Lauv releases his highly anticipated 21-track debut album ~how i’m feeling~ today! The album features previously released hit singles “i’m so tired…” with Troye Sivan and “fuck, i’m lonely” with Anne-Marie, among others.
The project also includes Lauv’s anthemic new single for the technology-driven generation: ‘Modern Loneliness.’ The power ballad is both a statement and a commentary on our current society, where we are increasingly ‘alone together.’ The song already has over 15 million streams in only two weeks, has reached #48 at Top 40 radio and rising.
Lauv is set for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight and Good Morning America on Thursday, March 12th. Lauv said on his debut album release, “I can’t believe this day has come.~how I’m feeling~ began from a dark time in my life when I was depressed and having a bit of an existential crisis. I wasn’t sure if I would ever actually be able to make an album.
Watch ‘Modern Loneliness’ below.
But it marks my journey from my rock bottom at the beginning of 2019 to a stable place of happiness, full self-expression and self-acceptance. This album is everything to me and I hope the world loves it as much as I loved making it.”
The album features 11 unreleased tracks, including a few highly anticipated collaborations. Lauv paired up with the biggest group in the world, K-Popsensations BTS for the track “Who.” He also collaborated with Alessia Cara on ‘Canada’ and on ‘El Tejano,’ with Sofia Reyes. Speaking about the collaborations, Lauv said, “With everybody I’ve worked with… Each situation shows me something new about the process of creation and how different artists work.” And on his song with BTS specifically, he added, “It was a fucking dream! I met them at their show at Wembley Stadium and we got a chance to talk. They had a playlist of a bunch of my songs. So we were mutual fans, and I played them a song they really loved. The process was actually super-easy, especially for a group that’s so massive musically and culturally.”
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Lauv has quietly and steadily become one of pop’s brightest rising stars. The artist has released all of his music completely independently with billions of streams to his name, while writing for some of the biggest stars in the world and simultaneously selling out shows all over the world as a headliner. And he had done all of this without releasing an album. Accepting and celebrating the multiple facets of ourselves is a theme throughout Lauv’s debut album ~how i’m feeling~. The artist has been open about his own struggles with anxiety and depression and has taken action on the issue with his Blue Boy Foundation, which supports programs that help young people feel more comfortable reaching out for help with mental health.
In 2019, he launched the “My Blue Thoughts” initiative, a community-building mechanism for fans to anonymously write down or record whatever is on their mind, as a way to engage with people around the world who may be having similar experiences.
Watch ‘Tattoos Together’ below.
Australia tour news, coming soon!
ALBUM TRACKLISTING:
1. Drugs & The Internet
2. fuck, i’m lonely (with Anne-Marie)
3. Lonely Eyes
4. Sims
5. Believed
6. Billy
7. Feelings
8. Canada (feat. Alessia Cara)
9. For Now
10. Mean It (with LANY)
11. Tell My Mama
12. Sweatpants
13. Who (feat. BTS)
14. i’m so tired… (with Troye Sivan)
15. El Tejano (feat. Sofía Reyes)
16. Tattoos Together
17. Changes
18. Sad Forever
19. Invisible Things
20. Julia
21. Modern Loneliness
