(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) - [Announcer] Coming up on "Ocean State Sessions."

♪ I'm over it ♪ ♪ I'm so over it, eh ♪ - [Announcer] Lainey Dionne.

(upbeat music) ♪ Vanity ♪ - [Announcer] And Lila Wilde.

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ When we lock eyes ♪ ♪ You want me and honestly I want you too ♪ ♪ I cannot hide ♪ ♪ How badly I've been waiting to be alone with you ♪ ♪ Every time we touch I lose my focus ♪ ♪ Feel it in my blood rush in ♪ ♪ Oh my ♪ ♪ I'm suddenly out of my body ♪ ♪ Lost in your lips tracing on me ♪ ♪ Three, two, one and we both can't deny ♪ ♪ The sound of our souls are colliding ♪ ♪ Symphony all through the night and ♪ ♪ When you say my name I lose my mind ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ Hands intertwined ♪ ♪ I crave you ♪ ♪ Out of the blue it's creeping in ♪ ♪ A love that's amplified ♪ ♪ You whisper don't be shy ♪ ♪ So good I might just die ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I'm suddenly out of my body ♪ ♪ Lost in your lips tracing on me ♪ ♪ Three, two, one and we both can't deny ♪ ♪ The sound of our souls are colliding ♪ ♪ Symphony all through the night and ♪ ♪ When you say my name I lose my mind ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ If I'm being brutally honest you're brutally handsome ♪ ♪ And somehow you want me too ♪ ♪ You say I'm beautifully guarded ♪ ♪ Got the heart of a goddess ♪ ♪ Never met someone like you ♪ ♪ The only thing that I can think about is ♪ ♪ How to catch my breath when your around me ♪ ♪ From strangers to lovers to can't live withouters ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Body ♪ ♪ Lost in your lips tracing on me ♪ ♪ Three, two, one and we both can't deny ♪ ♪ The sound of our souls are colliding ♪ ♪ Symphony all through the night and ♪ ♪ When you say my name I lose my mind ♪ ♪ I'm suddenly out, out of my body ♪ ♪ On me ♪ ♪ Three, two, one and we both can't ♪ ♪ We can't deny ♪ ♪ Symphony all through the night and ♪ ♪ When you say my name I lose my mind ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ I'm yours and you're mine ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ - So in high school I started a garage band.

We played, like, "A Day To Remember" covers and a whole bunch of stuff.

And I remember specifically that "A Day To Remember" cover, I kicked my leg out to the audience to kind of cue them in to sing a part and the whole crowd sang back to me and that's when I knew I wanted to do music forever.

♪ Everyone is singing ♪ ♪ La la la ♪ ♪ If you can wait 'til I get ♪ - I'm Lainey Dionne and I'm an indie pop singer-songwriter from Smithfield, Rhode Island.

I started playing guitar when I was, oh God, maybe five.

I think my dad was playing all of the chords and I was strumming it and it was "Kiss Me," a good 90s tune.

I started playing piano when I was six years old and I played up until I was 18.

I actually got into Berkeley on piano, ended up going for music business and that's really helped form my career today, because right after graduating Berkeley, I got a meeting with Atlantic Records, which was amazing.

They sent me to a label in Nashville and then that's when everything kicked off like a crazy amount.

I got to write with the writers of The Jonas Brothers, the Dua Lipa, tons of amazing people.

♪ I'm a stranger inside my skin ♪ ♪ Only playing pretend ♪ One of my songs off of the album is called "Skin."

It got onto like 40 radio stations.

It was like kind of booming and Sync Agency found it and they signed me and they signed my whole catalog after hearing that song and it got placed into "Teen Mom" and then I signed six Sync deals and I've just been doing tons of shows ever since.

So when I write like indie pop songs for myself, I take that kind of soul and add it to the pop.

♪ Hey, London ♪ ♪ Losing my grip ♪ ♪ Don't mind the gap ♪ ♪ I'm so over it ♪ But when I'm writing for TV, I kind of have to put a different hat on.

So when you're writing for things like "Making the Cut," you have to write about like walking a catwalk and things like that, which I obviously have never done.

So when you're writing for TV, you kind of have to kind of be an actor when you're thinking about writing for it and putting yourself in that mode.

I've been very, very lucky to have caught the attention of the New England Music Awards.

I've been super lucky to have been nominated or won over 40 awards for my songwriting based off of my first album, self-titled.

As well as I released another EP in 2024 and still releasing music, which has been great.

I've been playing a lot with my band and I think next step forward for me is to just start playing bigger stages.

We've loved playing Providence, we loved playing Boston.

We would love to play with a major opening act.

I got to open for Drake Bell once, which was great.

"The Head and the Heart."

Some crazy venues in Rhode Island and it's just been really great.

So I think next step forward is to just keep playing out with the band and getting bigger stages.

I keep trying to one up myself in my career and I'm just gonna keep going with it.

(gentle music) ♪ I don't know why I care so much ♪ ♪ Why I care so much about it ♪ ♪ I can't stop ♪ ♪ The tsunami of thoughts taking over my body ♪ ♪ It's sick ♪ ♪ How I feel like I've died ♪ ♪ I see a guy in the grocery line ♪ ♪ That I knew sometime in junior high ♪ ♪ I would hide behind anything I could find ♪ ♪ I can't function like a human ♪ ♪ I panic over things I shouldn't ♪ ♪ I wish I functioned like a human ♪ ♪ But I don't own my mind at all ♪ ♪ So tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired ♪ ♪ Oh so tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired ♪ ♪ I flush red ♪ ♪ Any time I get embarrassed over something I've said ♪ ♪ It's obvious ♪ ♪ How awkward I get ♪ ♪ I will cringe until I go bed ♪ ♪ I've tried a million times ♪ ♪ Desperately tell myself that I'm gonna be fine ♪ ♪ But I can't function like a human ♪ ♪ I panic over things I shouldn't ♪ ♪ I wish I functioned like a human ♪ ♪ But I don't own my mind at all ♪ ♪ So tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired ♪ ♪ I'm so tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) ♪ I'm so tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired, wired ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm so tired ♪ ♪ Of how I'm wired ♪ (bright music) ♪ Black cab in Trafalgar Square ♪ ♪ To the pub maybe you'll be there ♪ ♪ I don't care if it's a foreign fling ♪ ♪ No, I don't want to be alone ♪ ♪ Rain boots wrong side of the dash ♪ ♪ Terrified the car might crash and ♪ ♪ Gotta find me an Abbey Road ♪ ♪ Before I catch my plane back home ♪ ♪ Bittersweet goodbye ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ My eyes are red ♪ ♪ I'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ In over my head and ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ Losing my grip ♪ ♪ Don't mind the gap ♪ ♪ I'm so over it and ♪ ♪ There's no room for me anyway ♪ ♪ So I say ♪ ♪ Hey London, I'm over it ♪ ♪ I'm so over it, hey ♪ ♪ Phone booth beside Big Ben ♪ ♪ Call you up and just pretend ♪ ♪ I don't want to be more than friends ♪ ♪ Yeah, I just want to be alone ♪ ♪ If you want to kiss a queen goodbye then ♪ ♪ Better hurry 'cause I leave tonight ♪ ♪ Clock strikes and you're out of time ♪ ♪ I hope you have a good, good life ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ My eyes are red ♪ ♪ I'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ In over my head and ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ Losing my grip ♪ ♪ Don't mind the gap ♪ ♪ I'm so over it and ♪ ♪ There's no room for me anyway ♪ ♪ So I say ♪ ♪ Hey London, I'm over it ♪ ♪ I'm so over it, hey ♪ (bright music continues) ♪ London Bridge falling down ♪ ♪ I'm moving on now ♪ ♪ London Bridge falling down ♪ ♪ I'm moving on now ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ My eyes are red ♪ ♪ I'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ In over my head and ♪ ♪ Hey London ♪ ♪ Losing my grip ♪ ♪ Don't mind the gap ♪ ♪ I'm so over it and ♪ ♪ There's no room for me anyway ♪ ♪ So I say ♪ ♪ Hey London, I'm over it ♪ ♪ I'm so over it, hey ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Ooh yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I'm so over it ♪ ♪ Hey, London ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ So over it, hey ♪ (audience clapping) (upbeat music) ♪ Come on ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ He's been wasted for days ♪ ♪ But I never let him waste my time ♪ ♪ Don't give a damn while he's looking that fine ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ He might not even have a day job ♪ ♪ But he stays overtime to love me ♪ ♪ I got no doubt now he wants me ♪ ♪ Oh he wants me, he wants me, babe ♪ ♪ Might let him hold me if he plays his cards right ♪ ♪ Keeps me up day and night ♪ ♪ He loves living in the limelight ♪ ♪ Might let him play me like he plays that guitar ♪ ♪ Might not ever get far ♪ ♪ Baby boy, he's a star ♪ ♪ And he can call me his 401k ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots baby ♪ ♪ And he can call me his 401k ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Up early painting houses ♪ ♪ My baby, he can climb the ladder ♪ ♪ Don't really care how he spends it after ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ He's selling donuts at the cafe ♪ ♪ Looking good while he's making that dough ♪ ♪ My barista's got my order, you know ♪ ♪ Oh, you know ♪ ♪ He spends it like we're playing Monopoly ♪ ♪ I've got benefits like his favorite company ♪ ♪ His only option ♪ ♪ Never charge him a fee ♪ ♪ But you know what they say ♪ ♪ Nothing good comes for free ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots, baby ♪ ♪ And he can call me his 401k ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Bringing value to his life ♪ ♪ I've got the tools, baby, come use it ♪ ♪ You've got to use it ♪ ♪ Better bring that ROI ♪ ♪ Ain't got the time for those excuses ♪ ♪ Why ♪ ♪ Cause I'm a working woman, babe ♪ ♪ And he can call me his 401k ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots, baby ♪ ♪ I'll be calling all the shots ♪ ♪ 401k ♪ ♪ Cause I be calling all the shots, baby ♪ ♪ All the shots, all the shots ♪ ♪ This ain't no Chutes and Ladders ♪ ♪ Ain't no Game of Life ♪ ♪ Not playing Operation ♪ ♪ I'm the doctor, you're my patient ♪ ♪ Cause this ain't Candy Land ♪ ♪ You better get those bags ♪ ♪ Or you can stick with me cause ♪ ♪ I'm the best you've ever had ♪ (audience cheering) (Lila giggles) (gentle strumming) - I can't do this.

Yes, I can.

♪ Oh you leaving it ♪ Wow, that's not the right chord.

(laughs) Ah, guitar is hard.

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.

Self-promotion is the one single most important thing you can do as an artist.

It's not easy but it is necessary because if you are not promoting yourself, then who is?

I'm Lila Wilde.

I'm disco's hot younger sister.

I'm really interested in like the retro pop music.

I like combining the older elements of the music in the 70s, 80s, 90s even with a modern day production feel.

♪ Jezebel ♪ ♪ They've been tearing down your idols ♪ ♪ Turning women into rivals ♪ My bassist Jacob Ott, he's a big collaborative of mine.

I work with another producer, Brendan Keenan, who is another collaborator.

When we're all sitting in the same room and the ideas are flowing, it's really easy to just like get a song done so quick.

It just pours out of you.

Other songs, my collaborator might send me a bass lick or a guitar riff and be like, "Do you hear anything in this?"

And I'll go flip through like my notebook.

I have pages and pages of lyrics and just be like, "Yeah, I think like this might fit."

And I sing something over it, send it back to him.

I attempt to put out a song a month.

That's not always possible, but I try my best to put out about a song every six weeks.

Real audio.

Part of being an artist that I'm learning is that it's give and take with your audience.

It's not just like, "Look at me, stream my music, buy my merch, go to my shows."

It's also like, "I'd like to offer you something.

I like to offer you a community, a place to, you know, be organically yourself and connect with the vibe."

Trying to find the balance between offering my music to the world and then also offering them something else to take away with them is a balance I'm still trying to strike online and, you know, we'll see where it goes.

(laughs) ♪ She's the queen of vanity ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Your hubris is ruthless ♪ ♪ Sow seeds but girl is it fruitless ♪ ♪ I wanna be the one that I can't be ♪ The hardest part for me was like combining all of these parts of my identity and then not being a perfectionist once I finished a video and realized, like, it's a 15 second video.

Like, it has to get out and I can't be like, "This isn't perfect.

My hair was, you know, just slightly off."

I also have a day job.

So, you know, it's like the second job that comes after the day job, to make content.

And that can be really hard for people too.

It takes a long time to make musical content.

Do you like disco music?

- Can I dance a little bit?

- Of course you can.

Oh my gosh, what.

And I think the other part that's difficult is knowing what content to put out there, what resonates with your brand.

I've been trying to give myself more grace and so I would love to extend that to the future of artists as well.

Like, give yourself some grace.

It doesn't have to be perfect at the beginning and you will find your niche over time.

That's what I would say to start out and then let the rest figure figure itself out.

(laughs) (upbeat music) ♪ Not for nothing ♪ ♪ You look like you might be scared of something ♪ ♪ Call it confidence, I call it bluffing ♪ ♪ Acrimony vibes, you've got it coming ♪ ♪ Not for nothing ♪ ♪ It's something shameless ♪ ♪ Moving through the room just like you're famous ♪ ♪ Bruised egos in your wake and yet you're blameless ♪ ♪ Girl, that attitude is so outrageous ♪ ♪ So off base, sis ♪ ♪ And it ain't that hard to see ♪ ♪ You're off-key ♪ ♪ Dancing but you're so far off the beat ♪ ♪ So mean but she makes it look easy ♪ ♪ Make way for the queen of vanity ♪ ♪ She's the queen of vanity, yeah ♪ ♪ Your hubris is ruthless ♪ ♪ Sow seeds but girl is it fruitless ♪ ♪ You lead with your ego ♪ ♪ You suck ♪ ♪ Mosquito ♪ ♪ Mirror mirror on the wall ♪ ♪ Who's the fakest of them all ♪ ♪ It's you ♪ ♪ Well, it's you ♪ ♪ And it ain't that hard to see ♪ ♪ You're off-key ♪ ♪ Dancing but you're so far off the beat ♪ ♪ So mean but she makes it look easy ♪ ♪ Make way for the queen of vanity ♪ ♪ She's the queen of vanity, yeah ♪ ♪ Vanity ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Vanity, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Vanity, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Make way for the queen of vanity ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ She's the queen of vanity, yeah ♪ ♪ I'll make you wanna ♪ ♪ Tell your lover you've been busy ♪ ♪ There ain't no other ♪ ♪ Who will have you feeling dizzy ♪ ♪ Call me out but there ain't no other way ♪ ♪ Call my girls, tell them it is time to play ♪ ♪ Call my mom, tell her don't wait up too late ♪ ♪ Call me out but there ain't no other way ♪ ♪ Call my girls, tell them it is time to play ♪ ♪ Call my mom, tell her don't wait up too late ♪ ♪ You could be my Icarus ♪ ♪ I could be your supernova ♪ ♪ Baby, we can burn so bright ♪ ♪ We can melt into the moment ♪ ♪ Said it's not too late to get down ♪ ♪ There's no harm in messing around ♪ ♪ You could be my Icarus ♪ ♪ Could be your supernova, supernova, yeah ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ You drive me crazy ♪ ♪ Like a whirlwind on my mind ♪ ♪ Say I'm your lady ♪ ♪ A man like you's so hard to find ♪ ♪ Call me up 'cause you got me mystified ♪ ♪ Call your boys, tell you've been occupied ♪ ♪ Call it quits, baby ♪ ♪ She's disqualified ♪ ♪ Call me up 'cause you got me mystified ♪ ♪ Call your boys, tell them you've been occupied ♪ ♪ Call it quits ♪ ♪ She's disqualified ♪ ♪ You could be my Icarus ♪ ♪ I could be your supernova ♪ ♪ Baby, we can burn so bright ♪ ♪ We can melt into the moment ♪ ♪ Said it's not too late to get down ♪ ♪ There's no harm in messing around ♪ ♪ You could be my Icarus ♪ ♪ Could be your supernova, supernova, yeah ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova, supernova ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova, supernova, yeah ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Sue, supernova ♪ (audience cheering and clapping) - Thank you.

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(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ What else could I do ♪ (upbeat music continues)