Best Ex finds a little gold in the mess on ‘Losing Streak’

Helen Evans — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Best Ex finds freedom in letting go on ‘Losing Streak’, the latest single from Mariel Loveland’s forthcoming album Good Girl, due November 6. Centred on accepting the things beyond our control and finding something good amongst the mess, it turns resignation into something surprisingly carefree and hopeful.

Beginning with a simple acoustic guitar riff, ‘Losing Streak’ gradually fills its surroundings with percussion, electric guitar, bass and layered vocal harmonies, blossoming into bright, bouncy indie-pop. Loveland’s crisp, wistful vocal carries just enough playfulness to keep things light, while a seriously catchy chorus and some lovely chord changes add to the song’s easy charm. There’s even a little ’90s alt-rock spirit running through it, recalling Letters To Cleo at their breeziest.

Filmed around Hoboken, New Jersey, the DIY video perfectly captures that same sense of freedom. Loveland wanders through sun-soaked streets carrying flowers, dances through tunnels and sneaks onto a local football field, with grainy VHS-style footage adding to its nostalgic charm. Made with her twin sister while she was on maternity leave, it feels spontaneous, scrappy and wonderfully carefree — two sisters briefly throwing responsibility aside and having fun with whatever the day brings.

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Best Ex announces sophomore album Good Girl alongside the title track

Helen Evans — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

“It’s strange how often women are defined by who they belong to instead of who they are,” says Mariel Loveland of indie-pop project Best Ex. “We’re so often viewed through the lens of being someone’s daughter, wife, or mother, rather than simply existing as ourselves. I wanted to write a song that pushed back against that idea.” That sentiment lies at the heart of ‘Good Girl,’ the powerful title track from Best Ex’s forthcoming sophomore album, which arrives November 6 via Iodine Recordings. Out now, the single serves as both the emotional and thematic centerpiece of an album that explores womanhood, adulthood, anxiety, identity, relationships, and the complicated process of growing into a version of yourself that rarely resembles the one you imagined as a child.

Ironically, ‘Good Girl’ became the song that defined the album before Loveland even realized she was making one. Written in a burst of inspiration over the course of an hour, it immediately established the sonic and emotional direction she wanted to pursue. Drawing inspiration from the emotionally driven alternative rock she grew up with while embracing the melodic instincts of modern pop songwriting, Loveland set out to create an album that captures a perspective she rarely hears reflected back: life as a woman navigating her thirties.

“I grew up loving these emotionally honest alternative rock records written by adults figuring life out,” she explains. “Now I listen to a lot of incredible younger pop songwriters writing about being in your twenties, and I love those records too. But I kept wondering—where are the songs about everything that comes next? About getting older, watching friendships change, questioning your purpose, grieving people you’ve lost, building a life, and trying to figure out who you are when adulthood finally catches up with you.”

Good Girl:

Good Girl
Eurydice
Is This It?
Losing Streak
Sick Of Myself
I Will (Superman)
Papercut
Man Like You
Boring
Living In Hell
Parallel Lines

Photo credit: Alps Lifee

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Best Ex finds a little gold in the mess on ‘Losing Streak’

Best Ex announces sophomore album Good Girl alongside the title track