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The first time Lydia Loveless met her touring guitar player, the two musicians batted around a rather vulgar idea. "We thought it would be really funny to write a song about oral sex," the alt-country singer told ELLE.com, speaking to the origins of "Head," an aptly titled song that appears on the singer's fiery new album, Somewhere Else, due on February 18th via Bloodshot Records, and premieres below.

The track, which Loveless wrote in one sitting, features a guitar solo—previously foreign territory for the 23-year-old Ohio native. "That was interesting," she said of the experience with a laugh. "Hopefully I'll do more. I've been improving a lot on guitar."

Somewhere Else, the singer's third full-length album, which follows 2011's Indestructible Machine and last year's Boy Crazy EP, is something of a left-turn for the singer: Rather than "try to go for the old-country [sound]," she opted this time for a "poppy" rock 'n' roll vibe.

Loveless is trying to relax before the album-release mayhem kicks into high gear. Explained the singer, "I'm just trying to keep my head on straight."

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