Vinyl Record
Lola Young - My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely
Lola Young - My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely on LP vinyl. A 2023 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2023
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2023 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely is Lola Young's 2023 debut album, a concise record that presents her as a singer-songwriter with too much personality to be flattened into one lane. Before the larger commercial breakthrough that followed, the album established the essentials: a voice with grain and bite, writing that can be funny and bruised in the same breath, and production that lets R&B, pop and alternative soul orbit around lyrical instability. The title is accurate to the record's movement. Stream of Consciousness opens with a mind already in motion, while Revolve Around You, Annabel's House, Semantic Satiation, Pretty in Pink, Money, What Is It About Me, Black Cab, Don't Hate Me and Chill Out trace loops of heartbreak, class pressure, self-doubt, desire and emotional overthinking. Young does not present confusion as a flaw to be solved neatly. She makes it the engine of the songs. The album's importance has grown with hindsight because it shows her core identity before the spectacle of a bigger hit cycle. It is the foundation: intimate, sharp-tongued, vocally confident and already suspicious of the clean narratives pop careers usually demand.
The album matters because it is the first full-length statement from an artist who would soon become much more visible. Its 2023 release captures Lola Young before wider mainstream framing, with her voice, humour and emotional volatility already formed. For collectors, it is the origin point for understanding the later, louder chapters.
This is the Lola Young record to own for the foundation rather than the breakthrough. It pairs naturally with later material because it shows the songwriting instincts underneath: spiralling thoughts, relationship wreckage, social unease and vocal control that makes even the most casual line feel charged. It rewards listeners who follow artists from first full statements onward.
Modern R&B, alternative pop and soul-inflected songwriting with smoky vocals, conversational lyrics, sparse grooves, piano touches and a restless emotional interior.
Recommended for: Listeners discovering Lola Young beyond the later viral hits; Collectors of debut albums by distinctive 2020s British voices; Fans of intimate R&B-pop with humour, hurt and vocal grit.
Is My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely Lola Young's debut album? Yes. It was released in 2023 as her debut full-length project. Which tracks introduce the album best? Stream of Consciousness, Revolve Around You, Annabel's House, Money and Don't Hate Me show its writing style and vocal identity. How does it differ from her later work? It is more intimate and foundational, presenting the voice and emotional language before the wider attention around later releases.