After taking a hiatus from music, Olivia Ellen Lloyd returned to music a few years ago. And it’s a damn good thing that the she did. The Brooklyn by way of West Virginia singer-songwriter is a special talent. She’s fearless in her songwriting, a refreshing reminder of what country music can be.
“Beautiful Mess”, her latest single, is a moving love song. One that is done Olivia Ellen Lloyd style. The song finds her grappling with a relationship, clearly feeling strong emotions as she tries to find her footing in the romance. “Never wanted anyone like I want you, just because I never tell you doesn’t mean that it ain’t true,” she sings, “Never wanted anything like I want this, honey what do we do with this beautiful mess.”
Says Lloyd about the song:
This record is full of a lot of emotion, and often those emotions are negative or difficult to pin down or just plain complicated. I thought that we needed a departure from that theme, if just for once. This is a love song. It’s about clearing all of the clutter between you and another person and putting it all on the table for once. Love can make us do crazy, stupid, reckless things and yet – we still fall in.
Twangville is honored to premiere “Beautiful Mess” from the Olivia Ellen Lloyd’s forthcoming Do It Myself.
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