Mariel Loveland on Good Girl, Best Ex & Women in Pop Punk!

The Hang! As Seen On Almost Famous Magazine! · Nov 3, 2026 · 1h 3m

Mariel Loveland of Best Ex talks about leaving the world she knew with Candy Hearts, making the new album Good Girl, and what it’s actually been like being a woman inside the pop-punk scene.

Before Best Ex, Mariel fronted Candy Hearts, playing Vans Warped Tour and sharing stages with bands including New Found Glory. It was the career she'd wanted, but the reality wasn't always what she'd imagined. Mariel remembers tour after tour where being the woman in the room became part of the problem. Eventually she reached a point where she had to decide whether fitting into that world was worth it…