The Regrettes' Lydia Night has announced her debut solo album with new single 'Gutter'

Lydia Night has announced her debut solo album 'Parody of Pleasure', set for release on 8th August via Warner Records.

The former frontwoman of The Regrettes has also shared her latest single 'Gutter', alongside its accompanying music video which she co-directed with Ramisha Sattar.

Speaking about the new track, Night says: "I was listening to a lot of Gorillaz when Alexis and I wrote Gutter. It was summer in New York – things were hot and sweaty, and I was obsessed with a girl. I had the kind of crush where I would hear her in every song, smell her on every corner. It was visceral. I wanted any piece of her I could get. Sounds creepy but in like a fun, hot, gay way, I swear. We started this song as a bit of a joke since I was so far gone over someone that I had known for a couple of weeks. It was silly so we made it silly. I love that you can still hear the playfulness in the track even though it's sensual."

The thirteen-track album was primarily produced by Alexis Kesselman in her Hell's Kitchen apartment. "I'd never worked with a female producer before, and it was game-changing for me," Night explains. "We had so much fun and there was absolutely no judgment from her—I felt a level of safety and comfort that allowed me to be my most authentic self."

Night reflects on the album's influences, saying: "As a kid I was obsessed with punk because of my dad, but when I got older my mom introduced me to the pop music that stuck with me forever and inspired a lot of this record, like Gwen Stefani and Madonna and Britney Spears."

The album follows Night's previous singles 'The Hearse' and 'Pity Party'.