LOVELOST waste no time getting under your skin. The South West UK alternative rock outfit have put out their second EP, ‘Picking Petals By Your Graveside,’ via Year of the Rat Records, a follow-up to their 2024 debut ‘COLLAPSE.’
The band blend the nostalgic ache of old-school emo with a modern edge, landing on a sound that feels fresh and deeply emotive at once. That balance has earned them serious momentum in a short span, with support from BBC Radio 1, Kerrang!, Amazing Radio, RTÉ 2XM, Primordial Radio, Distorted Sound Magazine and plenty more, plus official playlist placement across Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora and TIDAL. They’re also proud artist ambassadors for Fender, Zildjian and Shure.
The EP’s lead video, “Sitting On The Sidelines,” shows off a band willing to wrap heavy feelings in something that moves. Frontman Tobias Faulkner describes the track as the diary entry of an anxious pessimist who only wants to be something more.
“Hoping for the best, but only seeing the worst,” Faulkner explains. “A depiction of wishing your own naivety could create an ignorance that helps you get through the day, but with the reality being you can’t just ignore the thoughts in your head. Feeling like the world is against you, that the universe is doing all it can to get in the way of your happiness, or frankly, couldn’t care less about you. All of this, dressed up in an upbeat and fast paced oxymoron that is the instrumental behind, with a whole new twist on the sound LOVELOST has provided before.”
The contrast does the heavy lifting here, racing instrumentals carrying lyrics soaked in dread, and it gives the song a restless energy that pulls you right back in. It’s a confident step forward for a young band already turning heads.