A Journey to Loveland: A Review of Suki Waterhouse’s New Album

By Kaitie Harper

British singer/songwriter Suki Waterhouse released her third studio album, Loveland on July 10th, 2026.  The album is authentic to Waterhouse’s style of alternative-pop and whimsical music that transports you into the land of her writing.  Waterhouse creates music in a way that listeners can feel like they’re experiencing it firsthand, not just simply listening to it.  Loveland is vulnerable, honest, and feels otherworldly.  Waterhouse explores identity shifts, motherhood, love, and self-growth and overall the transition from where you were to who you are growing into.  Below is a track by track that takes you on the electrifying journey to Loveland.

1. “Back In Love”

The lead single “Back in Love” is a whimsical, upbeat introduction transporting listeners into Loveland.  The single is about finding your way back to yourself, “For me, it’s about coming back to your sense of self after having an identity shift” (Suki Waterhouse, Fame Magazine).  You can see the emotional shift within the song between the beginning, middle, and end. “Back in Love” not only explores finding your sense of self, but also finding your way back to someone that helps set that in motion, “Happiness hits me when I’m back in love again”.

 

2. “Any Man”

“Any Man” is a confident track defining self-worth, desire, and charisma. Waterhouse sings with a witty self-awareness and confidence, “I can have any man at all / Got a special touch, I’m not doing much”. The song emphasizes not doing things for the male gaze and giving into male desires, reinforcing femininity and self-worth, “They call, and they beg, yeah, they’re fucking persistent / And like my cigarettes, I quit them”.

 

3.  “Happy With It”

Quite contrasting with “Back in Love” and its title, “Happy With It” is about the dissatisfaction within a relationship.  Normally when you are in love it feels good and provides joy and happiness.  Waterhouse is questioning the lack of these feelings within the relationship and instead feels an emotional disconnect from it, “Is this what happiness is? ‘Cause I’m not happy with it”.  “Happy With It” highlights not getting what you were hoping for and expecting out of a relationship and being in love wasn’t what you thought it would be, “I thought that when the stars collided, we’d be two rocket ships”.

 

4. “Notting Hill”

“Notting Hill” is a nostalgic, reflective track.  Waterhouse looks back on parts of her life living in London, written similar to a love song, “Notting Hill” is a heartfelt tribute to London and her past, “Like a lost soul wanders, so does my mind / I think of London all the time”.  The track reveals a lot about growth and moving forward into a new version of yourself and life while still appreciating and looking back fondly on past parts of who you were.

 

“Teardrops”

A song of heartbreak, longing, and being unhappy in love, “Teardrops” is loving someone deeply even though it’s hurting you and you feel disconnected from each other, “I’m longing just to live inside a moment, stay mine”.  It is the process of trying to heal and having to restart that process every time this person reappears and reopens wounds, “It hits me like a heartbreak every time / You call me on the phone somewhere out of your mind”.  The song captures a messy healing process, feeling powerless and drawn to this person even though it’s hurting you, “And I’ve got no control over your starry eyes”.  

 

5. “When I Get Drunk (I Want You Boy)”

“When I Get Drunk (I Want You Boy)” is about feeling drawn to a messy and complicated relationship and not caring how badly you’re treated.  The song captures how intoxicated desires and the thrill gained from chasing things that you know are bad for you, but wanting them anyway overrides self-respect and worth, “When I get drunk, I want you, boy / Doesn’t matter how you treat me so bad”.  It encapsulates caving to strong desire and vulnerability instead of protecting yourself and doing what is right and best for you.

 

6. “Jukebox”

“Jukebox” is about carefree, spontaneous, unserious romance and flirtation. Waterhouse paints a picture of a fun, thrilling late-night out living freely, having fun, and not taking anything too seriously, “Boys line up ‘round the block / Oh, I almost forgot, it’s my favourite song”. Waterhouse favours fun, chasing the electric feeling of the night over chasing and entertaining romance, “I don’t mean to be rude, but you’re blocking my view / I wanna watch the girls dancing, not be talking to you”. 

 

7. “Seasons”

“Seasons” is an emotional track about watching things change around you but feeling like you’re not moving with it as unwanted feelings linger around you, “How sad that the seasons change, but the loneliness stays… I’ll carry that weight and start again”. Waterhouse takes listeners through the emotional phases of trying to endure hard parts of life, loneliness, and missing home while feeling trapped, “I don’t know what could be the matter with me / But I’m hanging on to what I can keep…I wish I could start again”. 

 

8. “Tiny Raisin”

“Tiny Raisin” takes you on a journey through a chaotic, messy, but real love. Waterhouse embraces that there are imperfections within their relationship but that doesn’t make it any less real, “We’re gonna break up, make up, do it all over again”. The track reveals that there are always gonna be imperfections in relationships but that doesn’t erase the love shared and the fact it’s pure and worth the hard parts, “That’s his name on my charm / That’s my kid in his arms / That’s my all mine”. 

 

9. “Almost”

“Almost” is about the “what ifs?” and imagining what could have come out of romantic potential, “‘Cause I haven’t even held your hand yet / Do you know that you’ve been coming up in my dreams?”. It highlights sharing special, subtle moments with someone that make you think it was something but it never truly goes anywhere beyond a small moment, “My heart was beating you could’ve had me / Yeah, I know that you were thinking about it / It’s always gonna be a ‘What could’ve happened?’”. Waterhouse feels constantly stuck on this person and what almost became of them, “It was you and me in another life / So you know my mind’s still thinking”. 

 

10. “Puppy Dog Eyes”

“Puppy Dog Eyes” explores unreciprocated feelings, feeling trapped and frustrated by someone’s emotional dependence and guilt-tripping tendencies, “I am not your Bible / Can’t read me with a bottle of wine / Don’t give me those puppy dog eyes / I tried to warn you, baby / You’re reading in between the lines”. The track reveals a push and pull dynamic between Waterhouse and this person, where the more love and affection they give her, the more it pushes her away, “Now I’m so disturbed by your longing / I think I liked you better running”. 

 

11. “Morals”

“Morals” is about jealousy, awareness, and the questionable interactions you have to face when loving someone in the public eye (most likely referring to her relationship with actor Robert Pattinson), “She might as well be be out there holdin’ a knife / The way she’s wanting what’s mine”. Though Waterhouse opens up about uncertainty, insecurity, and jealousy, the track also sets clear boundaries, “I’d like to see her try”.

 

12. “Loveland”

“Loveland” explores growth and how motherhood and love has inspired identity shifts between who she was and who she is becoming, “The dark things in the South that happened, you took them away”. Long term love and creating a sense of family creates an emotional maturity and stability that she may have lacked previously, “Like a story coming true / Let me disappear with you / Into your loveland”.

 

13. “Weirdo”

“Weirdo” is a love song dedicated to her partner, Robert Pattinson. Exploring both their busy lifestyles as he is often off filming and she is on tour, and missing him and their time together as family, “You’re on set, is that ancient Rome?” / Now I’m in a drive-through, out on the road / I’m callin’ you up, just lettin’ you know / I’m missing my favourite weirdo”. Waterhouse fantasizes about the times they were together and when they will be together again, “Maybe next year we’ll have a staycation / Morning routines and making reservations.”