Lola Wild – ‘Lost Signal’ EP review: Cinematic, in the truest sense of the word
Glamorous, cinematic, theatrical – all words that get thrown around a lot. But here, they’re accurate as London‘s Lola Wild shares her sophomore EP, Lost Signal.
The Skinny: From the mid-1980s to 2017, there was a ride at Hollywood Studios in Florida called The Great Movie Ride, where you sat in a little car are were driven between iconic scenes from iconic films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Cabaret, Casablanca, The Matrix and a huge, huge list more.
I’m telling you that because it’s really the only way I can think to describe the start-to-finish experience of Wild’s new EP. Strap in, keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle, and you’re off as ‘Girls In Hollywood’ drops you right into Ti West’s MaXXXine, or some other erotic thriller about ambitious young women in a killer industry. It’s the type of song that sounds like a prologue, as Wild’s voice alone has such a storytelling quality to it, capturing and presenting a whole vibe or a whole tale before you even zone into the narrative lyricism.
Her voice drips with glamour, too, and when I say it, I mean it. It’s a voice with star power, making it all the more intoxicating as one track rolls into the next, driving you into the next scene.
‘Jump The Gun’ feels like it could be slipped into the Drive soundtrack or Lost In Translation, playing behind a lovestruck scene amidst a night sky and twinkling city lights. It’s vivid and intoxicating, wistful and truly deserving of the word cinematic.
Showing her range, ‘Relax’ feels like a Dario Argento movie as the slight bossa nova groove at the base of the track, paired with the synth keys on the top, feels painted vibrant red like the director’s signature palette; luscious, hypnotic, but with a grippingly sinister edge.
For the titular track, however, we move into a different landscape, into something like Thelma and Louise that’s more sentimental and set in a dusty, western scene. “‘Que sera, que sera’ like our elders would sing,” Wild croons with her voice sounding pure and timeless, combining vintage nostalgia with enduring emotions on this track about bittersweet distance and disconnection. Led out by the instrumental outro, ‘The End’, Wild even makes sure to include a credit roll as the echoing slide guitars hold you a moment longer for reflection.
The verdict: There is nothing greater than running into an artist with real and true vision, and seeing them bring it to life. On Lost Signal, Wild perfectly combines cinematic fantasy with grounding emotion for a release that’s both perfect for escapism and present with feeling – just like all the great movies are.
Defining song: ‘Lost Signal’
Release date: November 6th, 2025 | Producer: Lola Wild and Jim Wallis | Label: Independent
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