LØLØ Spills Her Feelings at Phoenix’s Rebel Lounge

For LØLØ, nothing is too personal to turn into a song. Bad relationships, embarrassing decisions, and the thoughts most people would rather keep to themselves have become the foundation of her music. On October 12, the Toronto singer-songwriter brought that approach to Phoenix's Rebel Lounge for a stop on her God Forbid a Girl Goes on Tour!, supporting her sophomore album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!

Released in April, the record finds LØLØ leaning further into the messy, confessional songwriting that has become her calling card. Her music sits somewhere between the punchy hooks of early-2000s pop-punk and the self-deprecating humor of contemporary alternative pop, with lyrics that often read like text messages you probably shouldn't send.

The diary theme carried directly into the live show. With pink lighting washing over the stage and a cheetah-print robot positioned nearby, the production reflected the album's playful, slightly chaotic personality. A recorded introduction beginning with the words "Dear Diary" established the night's premise before LØLØ launched into a set built around the things people usually leave unsaid.

Opening with "the devil wears converse," LØLØ wasted little time getting into the material from her latest release. "pretty little wreck" followed, bringing the familiar combination of catchy melodies and biting lyrics that runs throughout her catalog. The album's title track, "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!," and "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" kept the opening stretch moving, giving the Phoenix audience an early taste of the record's more restless side.

There is a particular kind of humor running through LØLØ's songwriting. Songs like "debbie downer," "u turn me on (but u give me depression)," and "faceplant" turn romantic frustration into something funny without completely disguising the hurt underneath. That balance translates naturally to a room like The Rebel Lounge, where the distance between the performer and audience is small enough for the lyrics to feel conversational.

As the set continued, LØLØ moved through "me with no shirt on," "the punisher," and "2 of us," before digging further into the emotional extremes of her catalog with "death wish" and "delusional darling." Her songs rarely settle on a single feeling for long. Frustration gives way to humor, confidence slips into insecurity, and even the most sarcastic lines tend to reveal something more vulnerable.

That unpredictability is part of what makes her music work live. LØLØ's diary-inspired approach gives listeners plenty to recognize in their own experiences, whether they're laughing at a particularly brutal lyric or singing along to one that hits a little closer to home. The Phoenix stop brought those songs into a more immediate setting, with the crowd sharing in the humor and heartbreak.

The latter portion of the night included "junkie," "DON'T!," and "dumbest girl in the world," three songs that capture LØLØ's willingness to make herself the punchline. Rather than dressing up complicated feelings in vague language, she tends to say exactly what she means, even when the result is uncomfortable.

"wish i was a robot" brought the show's diary-like concept back into focus, its title alone suggesting the exhaustion of feeling everything a little too intensely. By the time LØLØ reached "hot girls in hell," the set had covered a considerable amount of emotional ground without losing the humor that ties her music together.

At The Rebel Lounge, LØLØ's latest album found a fitting setting: a small room full of listeners willing to sing along to the kinds of thoughts that usually stay buried in a notes app. For an artist whose songs often begin with the messiest parts of being human, bringing those feelings out into the open is the whole point.