Splitting her time between the East and West coast of America, Lily Lane has taken her fans on a rollercoaster journey, as she lets them in on all of her own experiences, delivering dark pop anthems that touch on women and LGBTQ rights, body positivity and most recently her very own love story. This new chapter for Lane not only sees the songwriter venture into new sonic territories, as she serves up soul-infused electro pop tracks, but also details a new era for the artist, that she is calling her “lovergirl era.” In the lead up to her wedding, Lane has kickstarted this era with the release of “I Do”, a stunning, heart-wrenching ballad that depicted the end of her courting stage and the emotions that come with tying the knot.
Her latest release “Crisis” delves into the very beginning stages of entering a new relationship and all the nerves and feeling of the unknown that comes with it. “Crisis” is a true dance bop, where kaleidoscopic synths collide with fast-paced beats to create the ultimate move-inducing and intoxicating release.
Noctis Magazine spoke with Lily Lane about her new single, her lovergirl era and her pre-wedding jitters!
Hey Lily, congratulations on the release of your new single “Crisis”. How would you describe the track in just three words?
My three words would have to be: danceable, vulnerable, infatuation. It is hard to only pick 3, usually I’m such a rambler!
“Crisis” speaks about the mix of emotions you feel when you first start dating someone new. Can you tell us more about the conception of the song and your own experiences with this?
My fiancé Quinn and I started out long distance on opposite sides of the country in the middle of a pandemic. With such a distance and so much unknown surrounding our lives and our world at that time I felt completely out of control of the relationship, what was going to happen, what it could become. We didn’t know if it was even safe for us to visit each other. I didn’t know when we would be able to be in the same place again, I didn’t even know if our conversations would last long enough to figure out what this could all be in person when lockdown lifted. This feeling of helplessness and being out of control while also being excited at finding this spark really was the conception of “Crisis”. Taking a chance on a relationship that realistically could have easily crashed and burned based on a number of factors that had nothing to do with my feelings for him took a lot of vulnerability and that vulnerability is what this song is about. Love is sometimes about feeling safe but at the beginning it can be the opposite, it can be about being open to fear and vulnerability because you think this person might be worth it. I’m lucky he was!
With your previous releases floating around the dark pop genre, “Crisis” sees you enter a new dance/electro realm. What was the process behind exploring new genres and will we be seeing more of this in the future?
You will see a lot more of this on my EP coming soon, and I think the amazing thing about the music industry right now is that rigid genre barriers are being broken down and it definitely makes me feel more free to explore and expand my musical horizons. All my dark pop fans shouldn’t write me off yet though, 2025 I have quite a few dark pop bops I’ve been holding on to that I’m ready to let you hear!
“Crisis” is the second installment of your upcoming “lovergirl era.” Can you give us any insight into what we can expect from this era?
On September 20th I am releasing my lovergirl era EP called “Love, Lily Lane” 5 songs that are in my opinion and personal expression what love sounds like to me.
“I Do” was the first track to be released from this new era and spoke about the end of the courting stage and feeling safe and settled in your new relationship. As you’re just about to start married life, do you expect to write about your experiences as a married woman in the future?
I definitely expect to write about my experiences getting married and creating my own family, but there is so much more to write about than just love! Since I love writing dark music I anticipate I will probably start writing about things besides romantic love, really anything that makes me have feelings whether it be friendships or my childhood or mortality itself! Recently I realized I would legally be changing my name and had a lot of feelings about that too so I am hoping to turn that into a song next time I’m in the studio! I am having and have had fun being in my “lovergirl era” and focusing on romantic love during this season in my life. Truth be told, I’m ready to be moody again though so I don’t think this era has totally changed my style.
As a soon-to-be-bride, have you found that writing and releasing these releases have helped you in your wedding process or calmed any pre-wedding anxiety?!
Definitely! I timed the release of the Love, Lily Lane EP so that I could process and express myself about this special time in my life the only way I know how. I also was hyper aware of how difficult it might be for me to stay in my lovergirl era or my “lavender haze” as Taylor Swift would call it if I was only performing and promoting dark music right now. I am definitely prone to depressive episodes and being a pessimist most of my life so it was important for me to spend the time between my engagement and my wedding in a good, happy, joyous headspace. I am trying to let myself be an optimistic and hopeless romantic right now because I know I’ll only do this one so I don’t want to waste it being sad or mad or any other negative emotions. The wedding comes just after the EP drops so I will definitely be getting ready with some of these songs on repeat! And yes, the wedding being so close does have me in crisis- I think that I like it
Were there any specific artists that inspired “Crisis”?
I have gotten more into dance music lately, my brother Tucker is pretty big in that world and makes dance music so it’s been in my orbit a bit. Artists like Becky Hill and Dua Lipa definitely showed me I could make dance music without having to sacrifice my pop hooks and vocals and Whitney Houston was a big inspiration for my dance vocal arrangements.
And lastly, what do you hope listeners will take away from “Crisis”?
That being fear and vulnerability is a big part of love and having the courage to fall. That most things worth having don’t come easy. That sometimes instead of crying it out, it’s fun to dance it out.
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Words: Alexander Williams