Lola Consuelos has always found comfort in music. Growing up in New York, she was surrounded by diverse cultures and a wide range of sounds. Being in the city, she was always surrounded by music. “I think I knew music was my calling because I was constantly singing. I would even sing sentences, which is probably really annoying. I also had such a love for Broadway and performing, even at the dinner table, that from a very young age, it was clear that music would be in my future one way or another,” she tells EUPHORIA.
The budding singer-songwriter debuted in 2022 with her track “Paranoia Silverlining,” featuring JoJo, and the way she connected with the artist was simple. He actually was her boyfriend’s roommate and best friend. When she started dating her boyfriend, she found herself at the apartment a lot and heard JoJo singing and thought to herself how great a voice he has. The idea popped into her head to invite him to the studio during one of her sessions so he could check out the vibe.
“The day comes, they walk in, sit on the couch, and I continue to work on the beginning of what is now “Paranoia Silverlining.” I kept catching myself looking at them on the couch, and JoJo was on his phone, just locked into his phone. I was thinking, ‘Oh my god, my boyfriend’s roommate probably thinks I’m terrible and must be texting him the ‘When could we leave’ text. But those thoughts went away when JoJo said, ‘Hey, Lola, I’ve just written these lyrics, I think they could be really cool for you to sing,” she explains. “I thought to myself, thank god he doesn’t think I’m crap, how kind, and he should sing this since he wrote it. I said it to him as a joke, but not joking, and he stood up and walked into the booth. To this day, I give him so much credit for trying something he had never done before, in a setting that could be quite intimidating, and I still really see music in his future.”
Sorry, It’s All About Me is Lola’s debut EP, and she’s feeling all the things, mostly excitement that is.
“I’ve been waiting for everyone to hear these songs, and hope that they are loved and resonate as much as they do with me. I think when I started the process of creating these tracks, not even knowing that it would become an EP, it felt like a turning point for me in my writing process in terms of what I wanted to speak about,” she says.
In prior releases, the singer was very careful with what she was talking about.
“I really put emphasis on the fact that I wanted no one to know who or what I was talking about. That’s definitely not the case with sorry, it’s all about me. I have to give my co-writers a lot of credit for this as well. They created an environment where I felt ready and comfortable being specific and intentional with my music. Weirdly, it didn’t feel as difficult as it was therapeutic. Don’t get me wrong, thinking about old fights or specific people in my past would definitely get me worked up, but we’d put those thoughts into a song, and it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. Being able to truly, from my core, resonate with the music I was making made me connect to it on a whole different level and challenged me to go deeper into my thoughts, fears, secrets, and bring them to the table.”
When it came to coming up with the EP title, it came from a place of sarcasm. Going from a place of being so scared and vulnerable in her music and to talk about herself and her feelings, to basically taking my daily entries and throwing them into a song was such a 180 for Consuelos that she’s apologizing but not apologizing.
“I think I was so protective of my past and was very hesitant to speak about it in fear of hurting others so I felt a deep sense of liberation when I started speaking about said things that I didn’t speak about and the titles also kind of like a middle finger saying I know I never said anything or was honest to others about how I feel… but here I am, you’re welcome,” she explains.
For Consuelos, her daily songwriting sessions are somewhat of a therapy session. The only difference, her co-writers are around her age and not doctors. Truly, most of the writing that is done comes from hour-long conversations that they have beforehand.
“Well, I should say for ME it’s a therapy session, and my cowriters are secretly writing things down, maybe parts of a story I’ve said, or something I seem passionate about. I really like to show whoever I’m working with what I’ve been listening to and what’s been inspiring me, just to give them an idea of where I want to go with the song lyrically or production-wise. I definitely like to whip my journal out and look at things that I’ve written in the past week or so; thoughts, feelings, things that pissed me off, things that made me happy, and bounce off ideas with my co-writer and create our story from there. I will say, however, that my writing process isn’t always linear. It can change a lot from session to session, but once I’m comfortable with the people around me, I really allow myself to speak about everything that’s going on within my life in order for our story to be even more real, even more vulnerable, and even more relatable.”
The singer was quick to name Amy Winehouse as one of her biggest musical influences. Growing up, Lola had a deep and raspy voice and it was one of the few singers that she had heard where they both kind of had a similar voice, just without the English accent. Now that she’s older and knows what Winehouse is speaking about, her songwriting is something that she really admires about her. Another artist Consuelos has noted as a favorite is Lily Allen.
Going back to the EP, it highlights anxiety, self-doubt, and insecurities. She prefaced by saying, if you’re going through some of the themes that are spoken about in the project, you are not alone.
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“I think one of the scariest feelings in the world is feeling alone, unseen, and unheard. And as hard as it is to remember, the people around you, some maybe closer than you think, might be going through this same internal battle. But knowing this can allow just a small amount of strength to be able to speak about. I think verbalizing your feelings can be super helpful, as well as writing them down,” Consuelos says. “Writing my thoughts down, big or small, has helped me immensely. For one, it gives your mind something else to do. Sometimes we keep things in our head, making it so much easier for our brain to rile us up, and send us into a bigger spiral, or even fight or flight mode. But saying it out loud and seeing it on a piece of paper can really help you make sense of what you’re feeling. Sometimes we need to fact-check our brains. Is what I’m feeling ACTUALLY happening? What is making me feel like this? Why? Write it down.”
Naming a favorite track from the project was a little difficult for Consuelos, but if she had to pick one, it would be “Hypochondriac.”
“I remember walking into the studio and writing with Evi, one of my co-writers and also one of my greatest friends. I was telling her how I was kind of wanting to talk about something else besides boys and exes and all the things we love to sing about. I think in our usual yap session beforehand, I had said something to her along the lines of ‘I feel like the luckiest girl in the world, I have the most amazing support systems and friends around me, I live such a blessed life, I’m really not sure why I have all of this anxiety.’ In a world where someone could’ve said, ‘I agree, why do you have this problem?’ Evi said to me, ‘Okay, let’s talk about it.’ From there, we created hypochondriac. I think this writing process was so helpful and therapeutic for me because it really reminded me of how lucky I am. I will never negate anyone’s anxiety, ever, but I think minds can easily take us to really dark places, and I think remembering all the great things life has given you in that process can be very helpful.”
What the singer-songwriter wants listeners to take away from this EP is that they feel empowered to share their stories, no matter how big or small, while also taking time to sit with their own emotions that they’re also feeling. She also highlights that they feel a sense of honesty and authenticity from her. Like they’ve been sent a copy of her daily journal entries and can feel what’s going through her mind that she doesn’t usually share.
“If I can help anyone feel inspired, and more importantly, less alone, then I am proud of what I’ve done.”
To wrap things up, Consuelos hopes to manifest being on stage in 2026. “I want to meet my listeners and supporters face to face and really allow them to get to know the full me. On a personal note, I’d love to manifest lots of health and love for my family and friends, and to continue surrounding myself with people who inspire me daily. I would not be the person I am, or the artist for that matter, without all of their love and support. There is definitely new music coming in 2026, and I absolutely LOVE IT. There may be some of my favorite songs I’ve made so far. I’m so excited I could scream. A full-length record is in the works, and I don’t want to speak too soon, but I would definitely expect it in 2026.”
