Lola Wild is back with her second single of 2026. Following late June’s ‘On and On’, ‘Bonnie & Clyde‘ is a love story hurtling towards catastrophe, with beautiful storytelling and a vocal performance that would fill the halls of a smoky 1960s hall. Written and produced by the East Londoner, ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ is as ambitious as it is vivid, sounding both intimate and expansive, thanks to the mix by Texas-based Steve Stout.
Discussing the release of ‘Bonnie & Clyde’, Lola says:
“The song actually started with a strange little poem I wrote about ten years ago. It began with the line, ‘I fell in love with a cowboy in the west, a lizard man with monsters on his chest.’ I think I was deep into The Doors at the time! When I rediscovered it years later, I’d been listening to a lot of The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, and I’d also fallen in love with Natalie Bergman’s latest record and the way she gives vintage soul this beautifully psychedelic edge. Suddenly that old poem felt like it belonged in this new musical world. I decided to produce the track independently, bringing my band in to record the live instrumentation before sending it to Steve Stout in Texas, whose mix really helped bring the whole vision to life”
She continues, “ I grew up surrounded by Motown/soul records and old vintage cinema and westerns as a kid, and I was completely captivated by Arthur Penn’s 1967 Bonnie and Clyde; It became one of those films I’d return to again and again. I loved how romantic and doomed it felt, like two people running towards something they could never outrun. When I wrote ‘Bonnie & Clyde’, I wasn’t interested in recreating the film.”
Inspired by the spirit of the late 60s movie, the single lends further from the past, with Lola citing The Supremes and Marth and The Vandellas as reference points. Lola is careful not to retell a frequently told story, or play with cliché; instead, her single is adventurous and captivating, ahead of an album scheduled for next year.