finding it hard to smile by LovelyTheBand

finding it hard to smile, the debut album from Los Angeles band lovelytheband, came out on August 3, 2018, riding the long tail of "Broken", the 2017 debut single that climbed to the top of the Alternative Songs chart and turned Mitchy Collins and company into radio regulars. By the time the album landed, they'd put in their time opening for Awolnation and 5 Seconds of Summer and spent the summer working the festival circuit.

It's indie pop with a lump in its throat: bright, shimmering guitars and big sing-along hooks wrapped around songs that, as the title warns, aren't feeling all that sunny. "Broken" and "These Are My Friends" were the singles, with "Alone Time" and "Pity Party" pushed out as teasers, and most of the band's debut EP, Everything I Could Never Say..., got folded in too. "Maybe I'm Afraid" also caught on with the countdowns.

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