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The Regrettes on the Magic of Making A ‘Fuck It’ Album
Lydia Night is raging against the machine. And the machine drinks a warm cup of lemon water first thing in the morning. “Seeing all these people that are doing so well, drinking lemon water, and going on a run at 5 am and they’re so happy because of that,” said Night. The 21-year-old singer and rhythm guitarist of L.A. pop-rock upstarts, The Regrettes, is talking of the kind of people who inspired the songs on their energetic third album, Further Joy. The rest of the band chuckles. Guitarist Genessa Gariano says Night was always someone she could turn to when it came to mental health. When they formed their band, normalizing those teen insecurities — exploited by a multi-billion-dollar wellness industry — became a central focus of the music on their debut, Feel Your Feelings Fool! [embedde...
The Regrettes Announce New Album Further Joy
The Regrettes announced the release of their third studio album, Further Joy, on April 8 via Warner Records. The indie-rock group has not released an album since their 2019 project How Do You Love? When asked about the album title, frontman and songwriter Lydia Night said “that phrase, ‘further joy,’ summarized what it meant to be on the hamster wheel of constantly chasing happiness, but in turn, that’s what makes you unhappy. I was stuck in a loop of wanting to be better, wanting to be good, and therefore I couldn’t be here. I couldn’t be present.” After meeting for a 10-day writing retreat in Joshua Tree (which they told us about in September), the band found themselves struck by inspiration and began quickly putting together demos via zoom writing sessions and working with producers Jac...
The Regrettes: New Song Is ‘Great Representation of What’s to Come’
An hour before their set at Ohana Fest, The Regrettes are upbeat and ready to go on a dreary Friday afternoon. Meeting me in a nondescript area far from view, we exchange pleasantries and sit down at a somewhat quiet area on a park bench. “It kind of feels surreal that it’s actually happening now,” singer Lydia Night says. Little does she know that something surreal is about to happen literally 20 seconds later. I get a tap on the shoulder from the band’s tour manager that it’s time to wrap. Confused, we all look at each other before we hear a blaring announcement about thunder and lightning in the area. We shrug and go our separate ways. Once the fest was given the green light, we decide it would be best to wait until after Lydia Night and her bandmates perform. It’s a wise decision. In t...
SWMRS’ Joey Armstrong Responds to Lydia Night’s Sexual Misconduct Accusations: ‘I Hope She Can Forgive Me’
SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong has addressed the sexual misconduct allegations made by the Regrettes’ Lydia Night. “While I don’t agree with some of the things she said about me, it’s important that she be allowed to say them and that she be supported for speaking out,” he wrote Tuesday on the band’s Instagram. Armstrong, the son of Green Day frontman Bille Joe Armstrong, continued, “I respect her immensely and fully accept that I failed her as a partner. I was selfish and I didn’t treat her the way she deserves to have been treated both during our relationship and in the two years since we broke up. I have apologized to her privately and I hope she can forgive me, if and when she is ready to do so. I own my mistakes and will work hard to regain the trust that I lost.” A rep f...
The Regrettes’ Lydia Night Accuses SWMRS’ Joey Armstrong of Emotional and Sexual Abuse
Lydia Night has accused Billie Joe Armstrong’s son Joey Armstrong of emotional and sexual abuse, as well as other predatory behavior. On Monday, The Regrettes’ singer/guitarist shared a lengthy statement on Instagram, detailing the abusive relationship she says she endured with the SWMRS’ drummer that began when she was 16 and he was 22 years old. “Because of our age difference, Joey would continually ask me to keep our relationship as hidden as possible and I did,” she explained in her account, noting that he would talk about their relationship getting more serious once she was of age. “We had multiple conversations where he would say something along the lines of ‘I want to move at your pace’ and ‘I don’t want to have sex until you’re 18,’ but then would act in completely contra...
