Detailing her newest release, which follows 2023 singles, ‘I Suck At Grieving’, ‘Mary’, and ‘Honda Civic’, Hibberd explained: “An unfortunate true story, does fortunately always start a good song. I went on a date last year, and was told I was the second prettiest girl in the room. I actually said thank you (I need help). I started writing this song the next day. It became my personality. This has been one of my personal favourites on my new album ‘girlfriend material’ for ages, it’s torturously relatable.” [via Line Of Best Fit]

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“‘mary’ is my favourite song I’ve ever written, it’s the soundtrack to a great day,” Hibberd says. “YES, it’s a true story, and YES everybody needs a ‘mary’ in their life. After having a particularly rough year, having this song in my back pocket became a breakthrough for me — like a crack in the curtain where the light slips in.”

“Welcome to girlfriend material. Here you will find the 12-stage instruction manual on how to make the perfect girlfriend in under an hour. Listen more than once to ensure perfection,” Isle of Wight slacker pop queen Lauran Hibberd explains. “Making this record came oddly naturally, it felt like it was supposed to come out of me and I’ve never felt so attached to a body of songs like this. I think I’m at a point in my life where I’ve started to really experience ‘life’, with going through losing a parent, having a life-altering breakup, living on my own for the first time, and exploring who the f*vk’ I actually am.

“Everything I am right now is in this album. It’s the best thing I’ve ever made, and I’ve worked with some incredible people in the process. It’s definitely been the one thing that’s kept me going over the last year, and I hope it can do the same for other people. with love, Lauran Hibberd (100% girlfriend material).”

girlfriend material:

1. i suck at grieving
2. jealous
3. mary
4. 90’s kid
5. happy for you
6. better than i was before
7. anti fragile
8. 2nd prettiest girl (in the world)
9. girlfriend material
10. pretty good for a bad day (feat. Alex Gaskarth)
11. so romantic
12. not the girl you hoped

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Marking the follow-up to acclaimed summer single ‘Honda Civic,’ ‘i suck at grieving’ showcases a whole new layer to Hibberd’s songwriting as they begin to navigate their way through a major, life-altering event. “I lost my dad last year, and I changed in an instant but forever,” Hibberd reflects. “I found everyone’s advice on grief painful and inappropriate, and I couldn’t work out why I couldn’t grieve like the internet told me to. This track feels like an extension of me, and I know it’s not my usual tricks but it feels more me than anything I’ve ever made before.”

Hibberd adds, “I guess eventually you run out of stuff to laugh about and have to look life — or in this case, death — straight in the eye. This is a song for people who don’t want to grieve, for people who don’t know where to start, and for people who don’t know how it ends.”

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“I would like to start by saying no other car manufacturers were hurt during this process”, Hibberd explained. “‘Honda Civic‘ is a middle finger to anyone I’ve ever dated, anyone I’ve ever thought about dating, and anyone that I potentially ever will date in the future.” ‘Honda Civic‘ might be “just another breakup song”, but its strength is its specificity, which still manages to be relatable enough for us to sing along to.

“I’m writing the best songs I’ve ever written right now. I feel different. I hope people listen to ‘Honda Civic‘ and feel stronger, almost like biting the finger off of your dentist kind of strong.” This is a track for anyone who is harbouring some anger towards a guy in a Slipknot t-shirt – maybe shout along to this song before picking up your phone to text him the lyrics. [via Clunk Mag]

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