Influenced by SoCal punk rockers like Offspring and blink-182, as well as older bands from the area (which they learned about from their dad's record collection; he was the guitarist of T.S.O.L.), Max Kuehn (drums) and his brother Elvis (guitar/vocals) were playing punk shows around L.A. by their teens. By the time they were out of high school, guitarist/vocalist Zac Carper and bassist Brandon Schwartzel had joined up. Later the group went the independent route and started a homespun label to record material, while embracing the reaches of the Internet and making several videos to promote their music and as motivation to film their drunken antics.
Mom & Pop signed them in 2012 for their debut album, FIDLAR, which was released in early 2013. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number two on the Alternative New Artist chart, and was the number one most added release at CMJ. After touring the world with bands like the Pixies, the Hives, Black Lips, and Wavves, the band ended up back home in need of a break. After starting a new album, but finding the songs and self-produced sound too FIDLAR-y for their liking, Carper headed out on a road trip, wrote a new batch of songs inspired by the music of his youth -- Elvis Kuehn and Schwartzel wrote some too -- and the band headed to Nashville to try again with producer Jay Joyce.
The resulting album, 2015's Too, featured a more mature outlook and some musical muscle, topping Billboard's Heatseekers chart and charting well in the U.K. and Australia. Following tours for Too, FIDLAR remained relatively quiet for a period, eventually beginning work on album number three with Ricky Reed, a producer better known for his work with mainstream pop acts like Kesha and Halsey. After a handful of advance singles in 2018, the band's third LP, Almost Free, was released in January 2019.
Biography by Jason Lymangrover
LDA
Fidlar Lyrics
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You were the one and only, then I will see.
Died my hair and got skinny, just ‘cause you told me to.
People just won’t believe me when I tell them it was you, it was you.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
Died my hair and got skinny, just ‘cause you told me to.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
The song "LDA" by FIDLAR is a reflection on a past relationship that has left a significant impact on the singer's life. The lyrics speak about a time when the singer was 18, and they were lonely until they met the person who became their one and only. The relationship was controlling, as evidenced by the line "Died my hair and got skinny, just 'cause you told me to." The singer's need for validation from their partner compelled them to change their appearance, and this further accentuates the toxic nature of the relationship.
The chorus of the song provides a sense of finality as the singer bids goodbye to LDA, which could be an abbreviation for the name of their ex-partner or a reference to a particular place or event that held significance for them. The repetitive nature of the chorus emphasizes the emotional weight that this relationship has had on the singer's life. In conclusion, "LDA" is a poignant expression of the lasting impact of past relationships and the struggle to move on from the pain they have caused.
Line by Line Meaning
Easy when I was lonely since I was 18
Life was uncomplicated when I was alone at the age of 18.
You were the one and only, then I will see.
You were the only one I loved, but now I see the truth.
Died my hair and got skinny, just ‘cause you told me to.
I changed myself completely just because you wanted me to.
People just won’t believe me when I tell them it was you, it was you.
Others don't believe that you were the one who made me change myself.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
I am saying goodbye to you, LDA, because my life will never be the same again.
Died my hair and got skinny, just ‘cause you told me to.
I changed myself completely just because you wanted me to.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
I am saying goodbye to you, LDA, because my life will never be the same again.
Bye, LDA, my life won’t be the same.
I am saying goodbye to you, LDA, because my life will never be the same again.
Writer(s): Brandon Quinn Schwartzel, Zachary Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Maxwell Atom Kuehn Copyright: Music Of Big Deal, Fidlar Music
Contributed by Joseph B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.