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Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway

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Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway on LP vinyl. A 2024 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

LP · 2024

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2024 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway is Lola Young’s sharp second album, the breakup record that turned Messy into a calling card for blunt, funny, self-aware pop confession.. The record's identity is clearest in its sound: modern soul-pop with conversational vocals, bass-heavy grooves, prickly guitars and diaristic bite. That musical frame keeps the album from feeling interchangeable, because the arrangements point back to the moment that produced it: 2024, the personnel and production choices around it, and the way Lola Young was being heard by new or returning listeners. What gives it album-story weight is the combination of context and use. It can introduce a newcomer to a specific side of Lola Young, but it also gives existing fans a reason to revisit the surrounding era. The appeal is not a claim about scarcity; it is the way the record turns biography, repertoire and sound into a playable chapter. On a shelf, it helps answer a practical collector question: which version of Lola Young's world do I want to hear tonight?

This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway matters because lola Young’s sharp second album, the breakup record that turned Messy into a calling card for blunt, funny, self-aware pop confession. It gives Lola Young a defined discography moment: not a loose listing, but an album with a usable story for listeners comparing eras, lineups, scenes and production choices.

For collectors, This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway works best as listeners who like SZA-adjacent candor with British pop grit. It is also useful as a listening-path record: one that can sit beside better-known titles and explain a different angle of Lola Young's discography without relying on rarity claims or packaging mythology.

modern soul-pop with conversational vocals, bass-heavy grooves, prickly guitars and diaristic bite

Recommended for: listeners who like SZA-adjacent candor with British pop grit; Fans exploring Lola Young's discography with context; Record buyers who prefer albums with a clear story and repeat-play value.

Why is This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway a notable Lola Young record? It captures the 2024 chapter described here: lola Young’s sharp second album, the breakup record that turned Messy into a calling card for blunt, funny, self-aware pop confession. What does This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway sound like? The album is best approached as modern soul-pop with conversational vocals, bass-heavy grooves, prickly guitars and diaristic bite. That sound profile is the main reason it belongs with listeners comparing mood, production and era. Who should consider This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway on vinyl? It is strongest for listeners who like SZA-adjacent candor with British pop grit, especially when the collection needs this specific period of Lola Young's work rather than only the most obvious title.