From the recording Main Attraction
The somber country-blues ballad “Your Kinda Lovin’” is a slow, heartfelt song of surrender, longing, and heartache. It's perfect for curling up under a favorite blanket and letting the tears flow. The pedal steel weaves an aquatic vibe that complements Nolan’s ocean-inspired metaphors.
“Lured by the moon, tricked by the sea / Those tides are gonna take everything outta me / I’m not saying I don’t like the rush / But your kinda lovin’ hurts too much,” she sings, capturing the bittersweet pain of knowing better but repeating the same mistakes.
“You can gently bang your head against the wall to this song,” Nolan laughs. “I’d just broken up with my ex. One of many breakups. I was in Hawaii, snorkeling and chasing sea turtles, thinking about how powerful the ocean is. How beautiful, quiet, and serene it can be, but also how it can turn terrifying and overwhelming in an instant. Our relationship felt the same way. When you’re in love, something outside of yourself pulls you in. The moon has that kind of power. It's a force bigger than you that compels you. Even if it’s wrong, you do it anyway.”
Personnel:
Rosy Nolan: vocals, acoustic guitar
Doc Brown: steel guitar
Doug Organ: piano
Ryan Posner: double bass
Jim Doyle: drums
Billy Lupton & Julian McClannahan: backing vocals
Produced by Rosy Nolan
Co-Producers: Heather Anne Lomax and Jason Hiller
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Jason Hiller at Electrosound Recordings (Los Angeles, CA)
© & ℗ 2025 Rosy Nolan / Treble in Mind Music (ASCAP)
all rights reserved
Lyrics
Each time we go around, I lose another piece
Of who I was on that night you put your hooks in me
I’m not saying I wanna give you up
But your kinda lovin’ hurts too much
Lured by the moon, tricked by the sea
Those tides are gonna take everything outta me
I’m not saying I don’t like the rush
But your kinda lovin’ hurts too much
I’m not drowning but it’s hard to breathe
Loosen your hold, darlin’
Release me
I’m holding my breath in the Pacific
I know a terror even more terrific
I’m not saying I’d refuse your touch
But your kinda lovin’ hurts too much
I’m not saying I’d refuse your touch
But your kinda lovin’ hurts too much