UK’s Lola Young released her single “Messy” in December 2024 to Alternative Radio. It’s from her album, It Wasn’t Meant For You Anyone, which was released on June 21, 2024. Lola, who was raised in South London says, “It’s definitely pop music but it’s an alternative record for sure. The way it moves is sonically unexpected.” She says, “The whole record is about love, beginning with struggle, ending in self-discovery and self-love. And understanding I don’t need to find myself in somebody else.” The album was recorded at 64 Sound Studio in LA with producers Jared Solomon (Remi Wolf, BROCKHAMPTON, Dominic Fike) and long-term collaborative duo Conor Dickinson and William Brown (Manuka). “Messy” features a parade of lyrical zingers: “I smoke like a chimney, I’m not skinny and I pull a Britney every day of the week…”, sashaying towards the unforgettable lines, “And I’m too perfect, so I show you that I’m not/A thousand people I could be for you and you hate the fucking lot.”