Lauv Wants His New Song 'Modern Loneliness' To Be A Catalyst For Love

Back in January, Lauv told MTV News that he had recently gotten the phrase "Modern Loneliness" tattooed on his arm, in commemoration of a meaningful song on his upcoming debut album. On Thursday (February 20), he finally shared that track, which marks one of his most introspective and relatable releases yet.


"Modern loneliness / We're never alone yet habitually depressed," Lauv sings over a finger-snapping beat. "Love my companions to death nevertheless I never call them, I never text." What starts as an eas piano ballad builds into an anthemic singalong, with a chorus of voices eventually joining Lauv to vent about feeling "alone with each other — something that anyone who grew up with the world wide web can surely relate to. In the accompanying video, Lauv lays in a field of yellow ferns as he lets his innermost thoughts spill out. Because the camera pans out, although, we visualize that he's surrounded by other people laying down, seemingly stuck in their own worlds and falsely believing that they, also, are isolated.


Speaking to MTV News a couple of weeks ago, Lauv mentioned of "Modern Loneliness, "It's this super, super meaningful song to me. ... I feel like these days, I'm so used to never being alone although feeling so alone. It's so easy to feel completely isolated even if there's people around you. I just think it's this condition that a lot of people in my generation feel."


He further shared in a press release, "This is my preferred song on the album and the most crucial song I feel I've ever made. Really there is lots of loneliness out there. We all feel it. Although there really is also a lot of love waiting for us and I hope this song can be a catalyst for that."


"Modern Loneliness" is the final track on Lauv's upcoming debut album, ~how i'm feeling~. We've right now heard about half of the album's 21 songs, including "I'm So Tired...," "Fuck, I'm Lonely," "Sims," "Mean It," "Drugs & the Internet," and "Tattoos Together." The album arrives in full on March 6.