Kevin Bronson on June 18th, 2019

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In her short but notable career fronting the Regrettes, 18-year-old Lydia Night has emerged as an ardent voice for feminism and political protest, wrapping those sentiments in catchy pop-punk nuggets. But she has 18-year-issues, too, like matters of the heart. And that’s topic on the table on the Regrettes’ sophomore album “How Do You Love?” (out Aug. 9).

The concept album, Night says, details the arc of relationships, written from her experiences. “I realized that they all fit together and tell a story,” she says. “It’s about finding bravery through [love] … learning and accepting that, yes, you went through a shitty breakup, but that’s amazing—because all that means is next time you’re in a relationship, you know so much more about yourself and about what you want.”

“How Do You Love?” is the follow-up to the quartet’s 2017 debut “Feel Your Feelings Fool!” and last year’s “Attention Seeker” EP.

With the album announcement comes the WATTS-directed video for the new single “I Dare You,” which finds the band — Night, along with guitarist Genessa Gariano, bassist Brooke Dickson and drummer Drew Thomsen — dancing, frolicking and basically playing their hyperkinetic selves.

||| Watch: The video for “I Dare You”

||| Also: Stream “Dressed Up,” “Pumpkin” and “California Friends”

||| Live: The Regrettes play Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown on July 19 (tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Friday), the Fonda Theatre on Sept. 20 (tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Friday) and the Glass House on Oct. 19 (tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Friday).

||| Previously: Live at the Teragram Ballroom, live at Coachella 2018, “Seashore”