Lydia Night, formerly the leader of The Regrettes, is officially in her solo era. Embarking on a new journey, the singer dropped “Pity Party,” and an accompanying music video via Warner Records.
Night says, “Stepping outside of the band on my own was spooky and felt like a huge risk but one that I was ready to make. I am so excited to share this world I’ve built with you all and ‘Pity Party’ feels like the perfect entry point.”
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She notes, “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.”
She concludes, “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. Life often feels like a performance, so why not make a show of it and own the spectacle?”
Additionally, Night says that working with producer Alexis Kesselman was a phenomenal move. “I’d never worked with a female producer before, and it was game-changing for me,” she says. “I felt a level of safety and comfort that allowed me to be my most authentic self.”
