Reviews (page 10 of 14)
eh
she got that new sounding lispy way of singing, the hits are goo the rest are meh
Favourite song - Green light 2.5 stars
I like Lorde, I listen to her when I’m out running. But this is the first time I’ve listened to this album in full and not just a few songs. I enjoyed it, it has some great songs, but there are a few forgettable ones in the middle. She’s got a great voice, though!
Melodrama is over-rated. The melodies are thin, and what's supposed to compensate, the words, are trading in teenage heartbreak territory so well-covered that no amount of sharp phrasing rescues it. It feels less like songwriting and more like angsty poems talked over late 2010s pop beats. Jack Antonoff's maximalist production was already starting to date by the time this came out, and it hasn't aged well. "Green Light" earns its energy, but one strong single doesn't redeem an album that mistakes emotional inflation for emotional depth. 5 out of 10, rounding down
This is a tough call. Some of it is really good and has great music, but some of the lyrics are really cheesy. But hey, I'm a Cheetos fan.
Lorde’s lyrics and delivery are impeccable. She rocks the old soul vibe. This album is brilliantly produced, I loved it.
It's an alright album, good songs. I wish it wasn't this minimalist shit though. I mean why can't you have more than two instruments at a time? why can't there be something out of pocket or new? I wouldn't want be in the studio for this, because it would be really boring. She doesn't allow herself to have any fun with it.
I’ve loved Lorde since her very first album, and I found Melodrama to be an excellent follow-up. Even as someone who isn’t a huge fan of pop music, I can’t deny how fantastic her work is. This album is no exception—it’s another brilliant display of her unique take on pop.
Great album filled with rhythm and melody and lyrics with hauntingly real emotion.
They say you have your whole life to create your first album and only four years to create your second album. I guess the expectations for Lorde were probably unreasonably high after the absolute smash hit that was "Royals," but c'mon. I think people were really interested to see what she would have to say as she gained experience of the world and to see if she would create Great Art. Spoiler alert: she made a fairly limp and unimpressive pop album.
If this album was a girl, you wouldn't want to be friends with her. She'd borrow your car and hit a tree and she'd steal your favorite t-shirts while saying the world was out to get her and she was jinxed. Nothing's her fault and everything happens to her. Blech. Hard to listen to, but also hard to turn off like a train wreck in slow motion.
What IS happening to me...!? I quite like this album, please don't tell my younger, angst-y, gen-x self.
I’m not much of a pop guy, I think Lorde is pretty good pop music. However, I prefer her debut, “Pure Heroine,” and also think it would be better for the list. It was a breakout hit that helped to redefine what was possible in pop music in the 2010s, coming off a decade-plus of Britney Spearses and Katy Perrys, of Max Martin-penned megahits that are major earworms but lack substance or variety. I’ll let entertainment journalists explain it better than I could: Lindsay Zoladz wrote that the album's "impact [was] larger and harder to define because it completely rewrote the rules for young women making radio-friendly pop." Similarly, The New Yorker's Carrie Battan argued that the "pop scene—particularly for women—has altered radically since Pure Heroine was released", making it "almost unrecognizable from the sugary-sweet, overtly sexual realm of the early aughts." “Melodrama” does get Jack Antonoff on the list, as it was one in a long line of pop hits he produced as the pop scene shifted to new sounds and new shapers of sound. But actually we already had an Antonoff-produced album, with Lana Del Rey’s “Chemtrails.” Still not the one I would pick. Instead I would add St. Vincent’s “Masseduction” to the 1001. St. Vincent’s Annie Clark has been one of the most influential musicians of the 2010s, with one genre-bending album after another. Including “Masseduction” would be a great way to start reversing the lack of modern music on the list.
It’s wasn’t surprising to find out that Jack Antonoff produced this album having noticed that some of these songs bare a resemblance to some of his Taylor Swift collabs. I like the electro pop sound. My only reluctance is the voice processing. It’s a bit much at times.
Immediately 5/5, formative album, no skips.
Easy listening. 5/10
I’m 22 years old, of course I love it.
best
generic
Nothing spectacular - nothing awful. This is quirky pop music.
there is a reason why this combination of songwriting and production has been so successful but it's not always for me
This kicks ass.
Some decent songs like "Liability", but take the pop radio format and just refine it in an album setting. I get why some people love it, but it isn't my type of music.
Absolutely great subdued pop music. Touching and thoughful
Green Light is a banger! I can guess why they picked this one for the list, but I like other albums of hers better. 3.5.
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Lovely album. Started it thrice and couldn't continue, so heard the first song 3 times. Not sure if that's why I liked that the best, or because it was actually the best one. But in any case, it's now in my Playlist. So are 4 others. Very nice vibe, great music. Something different but not for the sake of it. Lord's voice is fantastic. Will listen to this whole album again tomorrow.
I love this album so much. I remember when it came out and I absolutely remember the grip it had on me. So many bangers. Green Light, Liability, Writer in the Dark, Supercut, etc. The storytelling, the drama, it’s everything. I’ll be revisiting her live performances again.
I have a hard time with these albums. I don't see this as groundbreaking or seminal, so putting a 2017 album on the 2018 version of this list seems short shorted at best. It's a fairly by the numbers electropop album. I wish I could say I was delighted or surprised by anything the tracks were going for. I think I also sort of ruined this album for myself by reading the wiki page while I listened. Being told there were industrial and noise inspired tracks on this album got my hopes up. In a vacuum, this music is fine. It's pleasant and achieves the mood the artist was going for. In the context of this list, it's definitely ranked lower. I don't understand why music this generic and new gets put on this list when there's actual groundbreaking music being released today.
This was super good! I really liked the pacing of it and Lorde's voice is kind of obnoxious but it works. There are some great great tunes on here. Homemade Dynamite however is in contention for my least favorite song on an any album yet.
Not sure it lived all the way up to the hype but the highs are very high. Supercut and Green Light are just genius.
Liability👍🏻
3.4 - Very similar lyrics to taylor swift imo. Also weird obsession with teeth
This album is a peculiar one for me. I feel like every track has something to like and something to criticise. Fairly or not, I always felt like this album was Lorde in a way selling out or at least playing up to standards and expectations of the music industry or the listening public at large. Yet on re-listen its quite hard to deny that its a great pop album, with almost no filler. I was not a fan of Green Light when I first heard it. It lacks some of the rhythmic elements that I enjoyed a lot on Pure Heroine. Starting the album with some piano chords and a couplet about putting on make-up and drinking in bars, it strikes me as cliché and naive, particularly in stark contrast to Pure Heroine where the teenage Lorde seemed wise beyond her years. But the racing euphoric second half redeems the track. Its a theme of the album for me that I'll find myself a bit irked by the lyrical content, but then won over by a beautiful chord progression, or low key banger of a chorus. Homemade Dynamite is my favourite track on the album - it retains what I liked most about Lorde's debut, it's catchy and danceable throughout, with a chorus that almost sounds like a Flume song. [side note - just went to double check that Flume didn't actually produce it and he didn't but he has a production credit on "The Louvre", interesting] The rest of the album follows the same sort of oscillations for me. I don't like the hook lyrics on Writer in the Dark, nor the concept of Supercut, but still find them to be well written songs. The only track I think is unnecessary is the Liability Reprise, which reads to me like Lorde deciding she likes the way the word "Liability" sounds when she sings it. So with the constant tug of war on this album I find myself siding more with the positives. I don't like some of the lyricism, but my only other real gripe is that the album doesn't sound enough like her debut album; that's just nitpicking isn't it. What's a few nits on a luscious head of hair? Fave Tracks: Homemade Dynamite, Perfect Places 4/5
Love the driving rhythms. Not as much a fan of the ballads. Sound feels a bit repetitive by the end of the album
i actually very much liked this.
Was very surprised I enjoyed this
She's not very good
This album is okay but just does not appeal to me which is probably because it is not meant for my generation anyway. So for my listening preferences this gets just 2 stars or D as a rating.
There's very solid production, some good skill, and a strong level of intentionality to this. It's not an album that's speaking to me but for the right person at the right stage of life I could easily see this be foundational. Don't regret the listen, makes sense to be on the list.
I'm not sure about this one. Production wise it's pretty solid. Listenable. The vocal choice gets repetitive. Feels a little souless. It's not bad, just not for me. Kind of like a paste made of flour and water with a few sprinkles thrown in.
She’s hot in every way 5 stars
Overall, it's not my cup of tea. Its a good album, and Lorde is a very talented singer, but I just really wasn't able to really vibe with this album.
Favs: The Louvre, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Perfect Places Least fav: Liability (Reprise)
Mid
Best leuk, 7
Seems I have heard Green Light on some previous occasion. I don't know how, haven't listened to the radio en years. Album was actually alright. Added this and the other 2 albums to favorites for furure listening.
Love Lorde’s voice and style.. this was a bit depressing album but was her intent so can’t really fault it much.
whoa a recentish album she made royals and i think thats pretty cool
man i almost cried like four times ghjasdghjsd. just an ocean of pop catharsis, with lorde's whole Already World-Weary At A Young Age vibe manifesting not for distant self-deflation but for trying to hold onto the fact that no matter how intense things are ur not the only person to ever go thru this and come out fine. reminds me, in its rougher moments, of my first relationship (in college) and how a lifetime spent consuming media About romantic relationships and their flow and how they end by that point made the whole thing feel even more uncanny then it already was. will never forget the first time i heard a song and instantly thought about a Specific Person. rly wonderful album obviously,,,,i should get back on the lorde train
I actually like Lorde reasonably well and I thought I might like this one more than I did. Pure Heroine was a massive hit (I imagine it might be on this list too) and I actually liked her 2021 release Solar Power (though it doesn't seem to have gotten as good reviews), but this one had fallen through the cracks for me. While I enjoyed it enough, it fell a little flat on the whole to me. As the name alludes to, it's moody and dramatic, so that's generally the vibe throughout ("bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark"). There's two great songs on here ("Green Light" and "Liability"). I think Lorde does a much better job than most of her 2010s pop peers at having interesting instrumentation and layered backgrounds. Even when a song is based around a pretty basic pop drum beat, she does a pretty good job of creating a more interesting sound. This has lots of distortions and things that I liked. I think she's at her best when she's centering a song around a strong piano sound and shows off both her pop vocals and her more slow-paced ballad-y abilities ("Green Light" does both, "Liability" more of the latter). She's also a pretty talented songwriter. It's not Dylan, and there are a few slightly cringey moments, but she does a pretty good job on the whole lyrically. "Liability" is a pretty crushing song honestly, it's to-the-point but well-written and very sad. Outside of the two great songs, I just struggled to get too into much else on here though. There's plenty of reasonably catchy songs, but little that I felt like really showcased her at her best. At worst, I think it fell a little into the hip-hop type beats that were bit around the time in pop music and don't really show off what she's best at ("Homemade Dynamite" for example). Overall, a solid modern album that probably deserves to be on the list, but falls into the "decent" category for me. Probably near a 3.5, but a round down. Favorite song: Green Light Other: The Louvre, Liability, Sober II (Melodrama), Writer In The Dark, Perfect Places 9/2/24
Electropop, but the opposite of vacuous.
Sue me but this was boring
Probably better than her debut Pure Heroine production-wise, and a more mature album, but I like it less. I think it is still a good album though. I like "Green Light" as a song but I wish it didn't start with the second line "We order different drinks at the same bars." Yes Lorde, that's how bars work.
Good stuff, big and melodramatic but with some nice intimate touches.
A few catchy hooks. And a couple songs I really enjoyed. But doubt I ever front to back this album again.
It’s nice enough in the background, but since I’m not a young adult wading through that particular brand of angst, the words—which seem to be the main event—just slide past me.
Fucking Lorde is such a narcissistic twat. I liked her hits OK until I went to see her live, and was literally spellbound by the lack of creativity, the lack of showmanship, the absolutely lifeless performance where all the while many of the young concert goers seemed to be in captivated. What spell had she put on them? It’s the first concert I actually walked out of within the first five songs because it was so fucking horrible.
Pop music from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, & 90s is easily identified by the decade of its origin...even if you never heard the song before. I find the 3 decades that follow to be much harder to distinguish. 00's? 10's? 20's? Is it because I got old? Is it because nothing sounds the same anymore because there is more variety? Is it because everything sounds the same now? Is it because of the way music can be recorded now? Is it because of the way that music is consumed?
Не ожидал вообще этого, но вполне приятные удобоваримые поп песни.
All the songs sound like fillers.
I love the saltry sound of Lorde. It was a good listen. I did enjoy it. But as for most music I find in this genre it started to sound very repetitive. Same basic music with a change in lyrics
Catchy pop album, full of raw emotion made entertaining. And then Liability comes along and stomps on you. Powerful song about heartbreak and low self-esteem. The rest of the album is fine but doesn’t really compare.
Terrible
Atmosphärisch, schön.
I remember listening to this album close to when it came out, and really loving it. However, outside of “Green Light,” I don’t think I’ve seriously revisited this album. I’ve been looking forward to giving this album another listen, so I was excited to see this pop up for me to review today. Let’s let the aforementioned “Green Light” kick off this journey, shall we? Relistening to this today, I see why I was blown away by it. This album has such a great atmosphere that permeates every sound, and that atmosphere creates a mood that holds the whole album together really well. When I first listened to this album, I had no idea that Jack Antonoff produced it, but listening to it now, I think his production work is one of the reasons that I really like it. I enjoy a lot of the music Jack has written or produced, and I love fun.’s Aim and Ignite, as well as a lot of music by Bleachers. For me, when an album kicks off with an adrenaline rush as intense as “Green Light,” I find myself listening to the rest of the album with the expectation that I’ll experience that feeling again throughout the album. That doesn’t happen for me on Melodrama, but I’m fine with it, because I still think it’s a fantastic album. I own Lorde’s debut, Pure Heroine, but I don’t think I ever listened to the whole thing. I found myself gravitating back towards “Team” every time I’d pop in the CD. And that’s my first inclination with this album to, to listen to “Green Light,” and then move on to something else. Even though I don’t get that ‘run-through-a-brick-wall’ feeling anywhere else on the album like I do when “Green Light’s” chorus kicks in, I love that Lorde shifted to a sound that utilizes more synthesizers and traditional hooks, instead of relying on more hip-hop inspired sounds. She still uses her unique vocal style and songwriting, but I the sound on Melodrama is so much more rich and more interesting that Pure Heroine. It’s a gamble to start off a pop record the way this one does, but it pays off, as the subject matter and intensity of the sound shifts throughout the album. But Jack Antonoff’s production work helps the album maintain its cohesiveness, building a sound that harkens back to the eighties but still sounds new and inventive. I struggled with how to rate this album, but after about three trips through it, I’m solidly in the camp of this album being five stars. Yes, I’m more likely to gravitate towards Chvrches, Taylor Swift’s 1989, or Carly Rae Jepsen to scratch my pop music itch, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that this album is beautiful, rich, and brilliantly paced. It was a treat to revisit this album, and to get to focus on it with a more critical ear.
This is #day15 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... another plastic poo-poo pop. Has the world gone flat? What's wrong with the list at this point? Or, is it just me? This is easily a 1 out of 5. I guess I'll go and listen to "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus. Unlike shit that I just syringed into my ears, that song makes me feel. Looking forward to #day16.
It was nice but I don't know how it managed to qualify for the $1,001 albums list
Overly busy production and average songs. The singing really grates. Maybe this is a taste thing, but it's not a great album.
A good album, I like Lorde's music.
Great. love Lorde
I'd say its pretty average 2010s pop, but it does have a bit of an edge over other pop albums from that period. Lorde, even with quite simple indie pop, stands out because of her voice and quite meaningful lyrics (for a pop album). Also, some songs did have enough varied elements to not sound too repetitive. I think it deserves a 4 for effort and the fact I found myself enjoying it for the most part.
Really enjoyed this. Maybe no huge hits, but consistent throughout.
Rather enjoyed this album. It was pleasant.
Found myself tuning this out several times, but yet don’t feel like I missed out on much
This was better than what I was expecting, but nothing more than just good.
The music is fine. The vocals are fine. It's fine. That is all this is.
I promise Lorde, it'll get better. I have a hard time with the way she enunciates, its very formulaic of her contemporaries, but then mixes things up a little. The Louvre has so much going on in it but I probably enjoyed it most, the bridge especially. Cripes its just sadder Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swifts goth sister over here
me surpreendi muito positivamente nesse album
music for the disney tween in your life who’s finally old enough to watch adult swim
Not my type of music but interesting lyrics and vocal style
Melodrama Oh lordy Musically I actually liked this a lot, lots of ominous bass, big echoey spacey production, some great synths, overall a pleasing electro pop sound. Melodically I quite like it too, there’s some good hooks and some well constructed tracks, with a lot of very obvious Kate Bush influence. But vocally it’s irritating as fuck. That annoying, affected, bullshit, excessively and falsely american sounding cursive singing style, where no-one can sing Rs properly, even though they can when they speak normally. She’s from New Zealand. Lyrically some of it is a bit cringe too - like a 19 year old’s instagram posts set to music. But then I don’t think she wrote it with me in mind. Despite the vocals and lyrics, I did like quite a few of the songs. Green Light is a bit of a banger, The Louvre is pretty good, Hard Feelings/Loveless is good and Supercut and Perfect Places are decent enough bits of pop. The rest is forgettable really. Soundwise I do like this, it has some great musical and instrumental moments and some good songs, but that vocal style really does grate on me, so it straddles 2 and 3, I’ll tip over to 3 so millennials will like me. 🥝🥝🥝 Playlist submission: Greenlight
My main issue with this album is putting ‘Green Light’ as the first track. How do you follow that?! I’ve listened to the album before but it never stuck, and I realize now that that’s why — nothing much stands out after the first song. I’m glad I got this album under these circumstances (this list) because I had to actually a little harder this time, and I’m glad I did. It’s a great album! My future self may wish I’d given it a 5 but it just feels a little soon. Four-and-a-half stars!
Mature, powerful music. An artist tuned into the planet and all its angst.
Pretty good album, but not as amazing as Pure Heroine.
There's some good lyrics and nice production at times, but the songs rarely feel more that solid.
While Jack Antonoff's production is increasingly ubiquitous given his work with T. Swift and Lana del Rey, Melodrama still feels fresh and energetic compared to some of his latest output - the horn flourish on 'Sober' is 10x better than most of Tortured Poets Department. And Lorde is wonderfully Lorde, her sullen delivery giving the impression she's singing these songs against her will. If the lyrics lean too much towards navel gazing self-loathing at times, even the songs that drag are listen-able - and there are enough bangers to raise this far above mediocrity.
Solid. I didn't love it, but that's the case for most pop albums. 3.3
Lorde of one my favorite young vocalists. While I am not a huge fan of the genre, their voice and lyrics go beyond to lift me when I am down.
Bar a few overly saccharine overproduced moments, this really is all people (the hyping kind) say it is as far as sophisticated commercial pop can be.
bright, some catchy tunes with Green Light the standout
Fun fact I went to school with Ella
It's just a really great pop album. Lorde is the champ. 83/100
This was exciting to see on here - I'd heard good things for years. All in all it's a pretty strong album. Green Light, Homemade Dynamite, Liability, and Sober 2 through the end of the album are amazing. Sober, the louvre and hard feelings aren't all that great. Not perfect, but great listening experience. 4/5
Really good album, almost perfect even. 9.2/10. Would a hundred percent listen to it again, it’s just that good. Lorde is such an amazing singer, her voice is so unique, one of the most unique voices out there.
Geigh
Great album.
The drop off
Solid pop songs, but nothing worth rushing back to.
It's ok
Pretty good sound.
Das ist ein wunderbares, melancholisches Album. Sehr sanft, schöne Melodien passt zum Cover. Lorde ist eine große Künstlerin, die auf diesem Album ihre tollen Fähigkeiten entfaltet.
Great album, there’s some tunes that are not fully fleshed out but it has a wonderfully consistent/moody aesthetic and Green Light is one of my personal favorite pop songs!
Not my style, but very good production. Super heavy hitting lyrics and themes
While this is likely the musical equivalent of crack for a teen-twenty something, as a 30s man I didn't really connect with the lyrics on this album. The songs are catchy, well produced, and really compliment Lorde's unique voice and singing style. Very good but not for me.
So wonderfully captures that carefree neo-boho moment of the mid teens, but low energy pop has never been my jam.
Great sounds.
4-
First impressions are good. Although it does suffer from a few jack antonoff-isms. Most songs are fantastic and a few are quite middle of the road. Good listen. Praise the lorde
Great production quality, great vocals, good instrumentation. At the end of the day, this is pop music, but it's good pop music. Enjoyable to listen to. Four stars.
Surprisingly enjoyable for a pop album.
143/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Nice laid back atmosphere and soft vibes throughout the album, but also a bit boring
Very Lorde-like, not bad, would listen again.
I like her sound, but it feels kind of samey throughout the album.
OK but won't listen to it again
Not for me
I love Lorde, I listened to this album twice because I forgot how much I loved it and I love it so dearly
yupppppp
I generally really liked it. Maybe a bit bloated and I don’t know how long I could’ve done that voice
Sorry Gen Z, it's one of the worst things to happen to music with the breathy and lifeless indie girl vocals.
oh absolutely. 10/10. 100000/10.
Dark, sad, raw, lovely.
Feel like I'm falling into the trap of "it's new so I rate it higher", but its an easy trap to fall into when the production values on these newer albums is so much better, obviously because they've been able to stand on the shoulders of what has come before. And I think that most of all is what is to be celebrated here, that a young artist is able to capture and communicate their experience so effectively because of the build up to this point in both music production and music distribution. I don't know if I'd come back to this that much, there is still the issue of taste, which is often what keeps 4s at the bay of 5s.
Me duele ponerle 3, pero tíñeme unos peaks bien altos y caídas a canciones meh. Por eso lo doy un 3 bien alto.
10/10 Intimo, well produced, icónico, instant classic, será estudiado en 20 años en todas las academias de artes en el mundo, una experiencia, es como visitar el Louvre.
Git
Pretty much every pop album from the 2010's forward has been written by the same crop of people, using the same instrumentation in a completely commercialized effort to sell as much music as possible. The artists themselves are unique and interesting people. I loved Pure Heroine when it came out. Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, and Lorde are all interesting people and I respect them as artists, but damn if everything they put out is so forcefully crammed into the small box of 'sellable' production. I honestly really liked Jack Antonoff in Fun. and don't mind his production, but go listen to Reputation and Melodrama next to each other. This music is literally just picking the purple or pink backpack in sixth grade and deciding that it has a huge impact on your personality. That is literally true when you are young and impressionable, but that doesn't mean it's art. At the end of the day it's just Jansport manipulating human experience to turn the real process of self discovery into dollars. Ted Talk aside, this was an album that played through twice while I was in the same room. I can probably sing most of it back to you because that's how simple and catchy modern pop music gets, but could not tell you a single track title except that Melodrama was referenced in one of them.
quien sufrió más jesus o lorde
Increíble, lo mejor cuando tenia 17 y lo mejor ahora también
i’ve had green light, the louvre and hard feelings/loveless in my playlists since probably two years ago but i’ve never actually listened to the album in full before! i’m excited because 2010s+ pop is def more in my comfort zone 🤭 first listen: okay homemade dynamite pop off!!! i like the vibe and the almost spacey synths (?). the piano in liability 🥹 was expecting it to crescendo into a climax but it’s still a nice song. the vocal layers in the chorus of writer in the dark pleasantly surprised me, the higher octave is so pretty! perfect places is a cute closer, the pop anthem style is def my taste and i like the synths before the outro overall the album is pretty cohesive and i can see the vision! unfortunately as of this moment, it’s not really hitting for me the way i thought it would 😭… though i see myself picking out specific tracks to listen to more so than replaying the entire album, i’m glad that it i at least got to listen to it once through.
Just sort of cliche and uninteresting The instrumentals are uninteresting She's a cool artist, but this is not that cool of an album
Shit this is part of my dads old snowboarding playliist Like, repetitive but still deffinetly a vibe I do like her voice so so much Fun sounds
Liability, Writer in the Dark, and Supercut are definitely the standouts but the rest of the album forms a great setting to experience them. Great breakup album.
Not my type of thing but enjoyed it, catchy and a good voice.
I own this album. Decent album some good tunes.
I have a lot of criticisms over the modern albums on the list. However, this one really does belong. I don't listen to her a ton, but Lorde is such an incredibly talented artist. Great album!
Not my thing
Just perfect
It's Lorde! But It's not my fav Lorde
Great voice. Some good lyrics very mellow vibes.
Not too bad, I liked a couple of songs but the rest was kinda boring
Wow just wow. Have mever been a fan until today. Thos is a beautiful album great composing amd writing all songs are chronological and have to do with the story she is telling. This is what an album should be, didnt realized they still made these. Incredible how I dont feel any song is outstanding on its own but as an album it is a masterpiece. Easy to listen to Didnt know or had heard one single song so glad I got to listen to it. Will put in my heavy rotation. Her voice sounds great. Only critique is that the pace is too slow for my taste but thats a personal. Its like a story line.
Pretty solid pop album. Very lyric heavy. Feel like I would have to listen multiple times to really get the full picture of what is being said. Best Song: Hard Feelings / Loveless
Perfect Places
Not Pure Heroine but that was to be expected. Favourite track: Green Light.
Not the kind of relationships I would aspire to. Decent music though
Un bon album pop qui se laisse écouté, mais qui ne m'a pas marqué non plus. Une bonne vibe tout au long, mais sans plus. 6/10
This album got me through one of the darkest periods of my life, I would give it 6 stars if I could.
Works on you. Lyrics an eye opener
Marketing
A modern breakup album produced by Jack Antonoff, there are certainly similarities to Swift but Lorde has more soul. Often that soul is covered by drum machines. He vocals and with the piano are her strengths. Melodrama is very good, close to elite 7.7/10
Vish, que som ruim, sem sal, sem graça, sem alma, sem nada. Botou a batidinha no computador e mandou a melodia que a molecada do tiktok gosta. Ruim com força. Música de moleque que ganha a batalha no Fortnite e faz uma dancinha andrógena.
My first thought is why this album and not her debut? I'm not sure what happened elsewhere, but in my country her first album was a much bigger deal. So after listening through a couple of times, I'm still asking why this and not her debut. Don't get me wrong, this is a good album, but it sounds like it got churned out of the same factory as a lot of other pop stars. Her debut worked so well because it was different and stood out among the pack.
not for me.
Meh. Not much there to hook me. There is a bit of a sameness floating here. The production is mostly irritating in that I hear that kind of sound blaring out of car windows on a regular Thursday evening in my neighbourhood. If I already feel forced to listen to it when I take a stroll in the city, I definitely do not need to listen to it more before I die. Thanks, but no thanks.
1001 Albums day 7 Taylor Swift at home. Favs: Liability, Perfect Places Least favs: ngl idc 47/100
In my hyper pop-girlie era, what can I say?
Hell yes. Excellent summer pop album. Super Cut and Greenlight are particularly good.
Bland.
I actually really enjoyed this
It was alright. It grew a bit samey as it went on, though.
Baffled by how this was the Lorde album chosen. Doesn’t hold a candle to her debut, Pure Heroine. This one is over-produced pop music. I sense that her production team is to blame for this blandness. Bring a break-up themed album it lacks much of the fierceness of the debut. At times this is downright whiny. This might barely be a three star album, but I will probably deduct one star because it is SUCH a letdown in comparison to her debut. I’m sad that Lorde is being represented by this uninspiring album. Honestly, you before you die must listen to her debut album and feel free to skip this one.
I'd rather listen to King Crimson. (The Louvre is a good song though.)
Love and heartbreak songs that don't have to do anything with myself but god does it feel like they describe something that touches my soul. Also who doesn't like a little bit of drama? 4.8/5
Overrated
Couple of good songs, 3/4* so far Supercut and green light are the ones
Good lord
Nada sorprendente lvd, no me gustó mucho.
I never feel older than when I listen to modern pop music. I just don't get it. Lorde's lazy whisper-talk-singing style annoys the ever-loving bejeezus out of me. WHY CAN'T YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR 'R's???! What is "Widah in da dawk?" Why does everything have to be overly dramatic? (Yeah, I know what the title of the album is.) I'm also not a big fan of profanity in pop songs. Again, I'm probably showing my age here. One of my personal rules is if I yell "Shut up!" multiple times while listening to an album, it's getting a 1/5. I call it the Radiohead rule. It applies here. So, is there anything good here? The album artwork is nice. Favorite track: Supercut?
Pleasant but I don’t believe this will survive the ages
30 seconds in and I know I’m going to hate this. I hated it
Not her best, but super fun.
Not a bad listen.
Relatively foundational Industrial pop and one of Jack antonoff’s Crown Jewels. It’s a little bit her style, but I think Lorde’s vocals are a little uncrisp. But everything else about the album is 10 out of 5. The production and instrumentals are fantastic and layer in such an easy way that all of the album is listenable without being exhausting. The hits are bangers and the feel of the album is very relatable and real, which I think is my biggest bias - the album is about being 20 and came out when I was 20. To me, Melodrama is little bit of a safe pick for popheads to put in a top X list; the album is good enough to exist in a 85th percentile of all time but be overall a little more obscure. I don’t think the album is very bold and but Antonoff pretty much just has the formula to write good music, and really it’s hard to find reasons why this is still not a 5
Hard time rating this album critically because it is one of my favorites. I think it nails its spot on the cohesiveness/variety spectrum, a lot of similar sounds throughout but every song is still distinct. I think the moody layered production and lordes unique vocals blend together perfectly
Could see myself listening to this more often. Lots of interesting beats and songs on here.
Does me no harm. The most remarkable thing about this album for me is its coverdesign.
2024-06-21...
Green Light Liability Supercut Perfect Places
This was really good, but 4 or 5? I'm gonna have to think about this. Alright, some thinking has been done. I'm going to rate this a 5. Because the more I think about it and the more I listen to the songs the more I love them. I am no expert on lyrics and I can't really tell if they're 'amazing' and 'original' or 'boring' and 'unoriginal.' But in my opinion Lorde's lyrics are pretty good. And the vocals are really what makes this album for me. The instruments are pretty basic on most songs but they do compliment the vocals very well. And that's why I rate this album a 9 or even a 10 out of 10. Green Light is the only song I heard before listening to this album. My personal favourites were Sober, The Louvre (although I'm not the fan of the "broadcast the boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it" part), Liability and Supercut... well basically the whole album. I'm too tired to decide a definite favourite. The whole album was great. I would never had listened to this had I not got it from this generator, but sensational nonetheless. I just love the whole vibe of this album. P.S. This sounds a lot like Taylor Swift which is why I am even more surprised I rated this as high as I did. When I get a Taylor Swift album, will I rate that a 5/5 too??
I'm giving this a 2. Not because I think it's bad music. It's excellent at what it does. But what it does is not for me. It's interstingly put together, more interesting than a lot her peers. But it's still that emotionally charged pop that just doesn't mean anything to me. That's a me problem ... but these are my scores. For me. They're not a diss.
Meh, 3/10- supercut Carrie’s this album
Middle of the road for me not bad at all but not something I’m going back to
It was good.
Great album. It really showed the progression of her talent, and it's a perfect soundtrack for a particular moment - heartbroken in your early 20s, partying to try and deal with it.
Not bad but nothing special.
My daughter likes her and has seen here live so I gave this 3 listens around the house and on the main system. Didn’t really click with me musically or lyrically. There’s the odd clever turn of phrase and I can imagine live a lot of fans singing along with gusto but a 2 star from this 59 year old.
Representative of the 2010s sound of minimalist girl pop
Bangs actually.
Better than I expected. It didn't drag or outstay its welcome
Kommer ni ihåg den videon där Lorde ssssshhhhhhar sin publik när hur sjunger writer in the dark acapella?
Den här delen av pop-genren har jag ofta dragits till. Jag ääälskar Green light och perfect places sen långt tidigare. De två är 5/5, men hela albumet är inte riktigt på samma nivå. Gillade writer in the dark väldigt väldigt mycket (wooowwww refrängens text och stråk var sjukt) och tyckte att albumet var fint, men kanske inte så mycket mer, i sin helhet. Brukar känna med Lorde att singlarna är starkast, och jag har sällan samma omedelbara förtjusning för de andra låtarna dessvärre. Även om texterna är galna och jag är väldigt svag för riktigt ledsna låtar vilket hon ofta levererar kan låtarna vara lite sega? Lite som Troye Sivan. Är man inte i rätt mood blir musiken ibland lite tråkig. Tyckte dock mycket mer om det här albumet nu än senast jag lyssnade igenom det, jättesvårt att välja mellan 3 och 4 stjärnor. 3 om jag är glad och 4 om jag är ledsen Bästa låt: Green light, perfect places
Helt okej, har bara aldrig lyssnat på Lorde. Bästa låt: Homemade dynamite
Helt okej popalbum, tyckte många låtar var lite tråkiga men vissa var ändå bra Bästa låt: Supercut
I really don't enjoy Lorde's singing style. Lazy pronunciation, lack of "R" sound, I don't know why I just can't really stand it. Music is pretty minimal effort digital/electronic driven, some decent beats and occasional hooks, but otherwise kinda lame.
I really loved The Louvre and Liability. I think the more I listen to this, the more I would like it. I definitely has potential for me to really like it, so I’m giving it a low 4.
I’ve loved this album since its release.
I didn't mind this.
I appreciate the craft. She is talented no doubt. But of a lull early on after green light. I thought I world probably not listen to this again but towards the end I may give it another chance.
Love this album. Kiwi artist. Pop perfection. "Green Light," and "Perfect Places," bangers
My musical taste usually leans toward straight-up rock, but in instances where I've dug deeper into a modern pop artist's discography like Carly Rae Jepsen or Kelly Clarkson, there's so much more depth and genuine talent than what often gets played on the radio. For the reason, I was eager to hear a full album from Lorde. While this album doesn't floor me like the works of the singers I listed above, there was a lot about this record I liked. I did enjoy the more stripped-down tracks as opposed to the over-produced electro-pop tracks, but she really delivers on those tracks. The songs where it's just her and a piano remind me of a more recent favorite pop singer in Olivia Rodrigo, which is a compliment in my view. Overall, this wasn't a massive triumph of an album in my eyes, but by and large I prefer this record to the majority of what plays on pop radio in 2024. Notable Tracks: - Green Light - The Lourve - Liability - Writer In The Dark - way better on the album than in that cringy viral video where she hushes the crowd 5/10
Not bad at all! 5/10
Nice music and great voice. 1st time listening to Lorde - not my style but there is some great work here
6/10 When we first hired you, Lorde, we expected big things from you. I can't help but notice your beginning to lose the edge we were used to seeing in the beginning. We'd like to know what we can do better to help you shine again. 6-10-2024
7/10
Fantastic
It’s too corny and Taylor swift-y for me
Solid
this is a really tough album to rate, which probably means it’s a 5. i didn’t love every song but there was only one song that i didn’t really like (Writer in the Dark). i think as an album and cohesive work it’s easily one of the best pop(?) albums of all time. especially with green light on there - all time banger
Why doesn't this feel as exciting as it should. I think because this sounds had become so ubiquitous in pop, pushing this to background music. Some good tracks though
4.1/5 listened 2x and went back and listened to "Pure Heroine"
Didn’t hate it or like it one bit. It was a very neutral experience
Great catchy pop record, very pleasantly surprised as the one song I knew from Lorde (Royals) doesn't normally do it for me.
Wholly forgettable
A masterclass in writing modern pop music
Good chill songs
eh, not for me
I have heard of Lorde but was not familiar with any of her music (I did listen to Royals after this album). I enjoyed this quite a bit. Her voice is great, and the songs are interesting. The varied feel of the different tracks keeps it fresh and interesting. I can definitely see myself listening to this again.
Man I love this, probably my favorite Antonoff produced album I have heard.
No interest.
This is a really good album - this is how you do electronic pop. Remember to write some songs.
Quite liked this. Had a bit of variety to the songs.
It was good. You can’t really go wrong with Lorde though.
nope... niets voor mij... te veel van hetzelfde gezaag...
Some jams for sure. The Antonoff effect is strong with this one.
2.5 there were a couple of songs that I enjoyed but then there were some real overproduced, over fabricated stinkers
01) Green Light - 10,0 02) Sober - 8,5 03) Homemade Dynamite - 9,0 04) The Louvre - 9,0 05) Liability - 9,5 06) Hard Feelings/Loveless - 9,0 07) Sober II (Melodrama) - 8,5 08) Writer in the Dark - 9,5 09) Supercut - 9,0 10) Liability (Reprise) - 8,5 11) Perfect Places - 9,0 TOTAL: 9,05 (91/100) Current ranking: 20/198 I didn't expect to like it this much. I know a couple of songs from the album, but I have a feeling that they sound better now than they did in 2017. There is not a single boring song, each one has something that draws you in to listen. The vocals are excellent, the production is superb and the result is 5 stars for me - Jelićka, welcome to the club.
This and pure heroine are automatic 5’s. Lorde doesn’t not get enough credit for literally created the bedroom pop sound
"Green Light" has been one of my perennial jams since it came out, but I never listened to the rest of this album. Solid, moody synth pop throughout.
demasiado girlie para mi
I am familiar with some of Lorde’s hits who could escape Royals when it came out. I never listened to an album through or not sure if I know any other song by her. I like the album cover and recognize it. The album sounded like carefully calculated pop to me. She’s got a distinct voice that really leaves a stamp on her songs and I don’t mind it. She’s also got more creative lyrics than other pop sensations. I understand why it’s on the list but not something I’d return to as someone who enjoys some pop. I was ready for it to be over pretty soon into it. I’m not sure if I enjoy the Jack Antonoff marks on albums which is an epiphany to me, with maybe a couple exceptions.
I like lorde but this one didn't really do much for me
Better than I expected, but didn’t speak to me.
This is the epitome of what I would call "night music." The production was atmospheric, moody, but catchy. Lorde's voice is iconic for a reason, and her singing is great here. I'd give it a 4.5 if I could, but as it doesn't quite reach the threshold for 5 I'll round down.
I've listened to this many times previously, and saw Lorde live when she was touring this album. All around great album, I'm particularly fond of the production. I find some of the lyrics to be kinda edgy and cringey.
"I'm totally not a pop girlie," I say, as I reflexively rate this a 5/5
i'll be real i think the only song i've heard from her is royals. and team. this was an interesting little dive into her discography, i'll say that much. lots of songs are melancholy, plenty of material about relationships that could've gone better. it's a very... sleepy album. it's eh.
Some of the best pop music these days comes from Lorde. It's not my personal favorite music, but I respect the craft and I honestly think she's underrated for what she does. She was 16 when she recorded her debut and 19 when she recorded this one, yet is arguably better at writing songs than people twice her age.
Did not enjoy this
Feels harsh considering Pure Heroine was my formative album. But this was just a little too Greenwich Village for my straight ass.
B- Green Light 3 Sober 3 Homemade Dynamite 4 The Louvre 3 Liability 4 Hard Feelings/ Loveless 3 Sober II (Melodrama) 3 Writer In The Dark 3 Supercut 3 Liability (Reprise) 3 Perfect Places 3 Sandeep is a simp y'all!
It was okay! If you like Florence you’d probably like this. Hell I would have liked it more if I was 10 years younger. A little too much voice manipulation for my taste. But not bad!
Really enjoyed this album.
Really pleasantly surprised to see such a recent album here. This may be the most event album I’ve had so far. Like most people, I know Lorde mostly for “Royals.” That song is not on this album, so I was really going in blind. I thought this was a really well written, expertly produced album. Very dramatic, seemingly very personal. It had all the expected elements of pop today without going over the top or feeling like a blatant cash grab (except maybe “Homemade Dynamite”…). Overall I enjoyed this, even if I found some of it hard to relate to. Lorde is clearly an artist with a vision and a distinct sound, but it just isn’t my thing. 3 stars. Standout tracks: Green Light, Sober, The Louvre, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Perfect Places
Yikes
It's great power pop. I don't find it particularly relatable to my experience, but its' definitely an easy and energetic listen
Don’t know this one. More modern. She sounds / sings young Upbeat first song. Good stuff. Nothing blowing my mind Some nice songs in here. I have no idea why this is on the list. 3 stars
This album came out when I was 20, and I listened to it nearly every day walking from the bus stop to where I was living at the time. Even then I thought it was an achievement in pop music. I hiked in the woods bumping "Green Light," got stoned on the beach to "Perfect Places," and wept at "Liability." Two years later I had my heartbroken for the first time and this album became a kind of confidant; it understood me during a time where I felt very lonely and uncertain I'd be happy again. I was excited to revisit this album again for this generator, and I do believe it deserves its spot on 1001 albums to hear before you die. Thanks for making 'Melodrama,' Lorde. Highlights: Green Light, Homemade Dynamite, The Louvre, Liability, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Writer In The Dark, Supercut, Perfect Places
Some of the songs are pretty good, but they'll never be Royals.
te amo muchísimo lorde, gracias por plasmar de una manera tan hermosa la belleza en la tristeza. 10/10
Felt one bit of one song, but mostly this vocal style is pretty unbearable. I wouldn't say I'm a Lorde fan, but a coworker used to play Pure Heroin at the office a lot and I did at least feel like that one had more of a unique sound, more stripped down, whereas this.. I mean, I respect Jack Antonoff but anymore it just feels like 'pop product'. Purple drink.
A younger female artist who writes her own music and produced by Jack Antonoff, where have I seen this before l? In all seriousness this album was fantastic. I knew of Lorde's music mostly from the radio so I was excited to get one of her albums. And I was not disappointed. I always think music is better when the lyrics are personal to the artist and Lorde is a great example. Add in the production of Antonoff and you have a masterpiece. This is a great modern pop album that I'm surprised doesn't get talked about more after listening to it. Green Light is a fantastic opening song and sets a tone that stays throughout. The songs don't get repetitive and the album doesn't draw longer than it needs to. Definitely one I will come back to and an artist I plan to further explore.
I like Lorde. This isn't an album I'll put on frequently, but definitely fills a craving for when I need it. I like how she's grown from Royals and Tennis Court and evolved her songwriting and sound.
It’s important to know that Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician is Paul Williams
I like Lorde, in my view a songwriter of not inconsiderable talent. Her insights often belie her lack of years, although not all the songs here succeed. Nevertheless, when they are good, they are very good indeed. Saw her perform a couple of years back: felt as foreign as a frankfurter among her more "typical" demographic.
Pleasant enough
Mmmm ok
Oh, how I have waited for the first Lorde album of this list! I'll try to blend out my early 20s nostalgia and try to be as objective as I can be and take this as a chance to really explore why I even like this music as much as I do. First Impressions: Lorde's voice -singing style -tone? has a fatalistic, nihilistic dramatic sound. You sense an underlying sadness paired with cool-headed detachment. Superb production. Fat beats. Booming bass. Head nodding. Danceable. Multi layered. Multi facetted. Varied. Recognizable. I regularly have homemade dynamite's hook stuck in my head at random times. Although, I have to admit: I can't immediately connect all song titles to their sounds, despite having listened to the whole album multiple times. On the one hand, this for me speaks to the quality of the album as a complete work. Sure, I have tracks I like more than others, but overall they blend together so well I don't really feel the need to look up and check what is currently playing. On the other hand, this also indicates that many songs may be too similar in terms of sound, content and general feel. But of course you have "Liability" and "Writer in the Dark", which break up the flow. I'm a sucker for ballads on non-slow sad song centric albums, but these hit extra hard, only featuring soothing piano scores and Lorde's vocals in between these heavy electronic beats. If you are a teenager/young adult, you can identify yourself with the lyrics. If you remember once being an angsty teenager/young adult, they might move you enough to feel nostalgic. Although I would say you don't even have to listen to them. The instrumentals and singing transport enough. After listening to it all, the critique I have is that the lyrics are very monothematic and tend towards exaggeration, the full and bombastic sounds are hard to digest towards the end, and somehow you wish for something more cheerful. But is this critique really valid, when the title of the album is "Melodrama" and Lorde literally sings "we told you this was melodrama" to you? Overall, the album has a certain style and transports a feeling that I couldn't really pinpoint up until now, and I feel stupid realizing it this late. According to Google, melodrama is "a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting or sad events intended to appeal to the emotions.". This is Melodrama.
One of the better mainstream pop albums of the last ~10 years. It's cool that a one hit wonder, almost industry plant-type musician from New Zealand managed to build upon an initial hype and have an interesting career. And all based on her own songwriting, lyrical and vocal skills, with help from Antonoff. The result - a highly enjoyable album and (as of 2024) easily her peak work. Not many mainstream albums are this consistent, unique and forward-thinking. Fun story. After Lorde was picked to perform Life on Mars for a David Bowie tribute album in 2017, Bowie's longtime pianist Mike Garson said: "David really liked Lorde, and he felt like she was the future of music, and they had a few wonderful moments together." Bowie was so God damn cool.
A showstopping phenomenal album from start to finish. Big hooks, biting lyrics. A masterpiece.
Oh man, this was hard going, so samey, awful vocoder noises over a bland electro-pop background. The vocals were just so bad and the whole thing was a mess from start to finish. I think the low point was the awful tom tom drums being played in some sort of demented Phil Collins tribute, maybe, I have no idea what the real intent was here? It was a little too boring to get 1 star, so 2 stars it is.
Enjoyed this one.
Intéressant
I enjoyed it.
Kate Bush-lite. The lyrics are nonsensical and instrumentally it's pretty generic but that voice is pure sex.
Nobody actually talks like that.
Een keer weer echt iets anders! Heb het idee dat er weinig pop albums op deze lijst staan, het is toch eerder pop-rock achtig. Benieuwd wat Lorde brengt, ken haar debuut album een beetje. Zou die er ook in staan? Merk dat ze heel erg haar eigen stijl heeft, met een beetje het fluisterzingen wat Billie Eilish later perfectioneerd hier ook al aanwezig. Hard Feelings/Loveless doet me een klein beetje denken aan Flume qua instrumentals. Best wel vet. Vind het album sowieso heel dik instrumentaal, vind het daardoor ook jammer dat de teksten/Lorde me niet zo pakken. Tot de 2e helft van het album. Daar staan voor mij de sterkere nummers in (Supercut, Writer in the dark) Er zitten een paar hele mooie nummers op dit album, maar oo best wel wat matige filler. Ik kom lekker middelmatig weer uit! FAVO: Green Light, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Writer in the dark, Supercut, Perfect Places
Unique voice Enjoyed the album! 3.5/5
Actuallly enjoyed this - didn’t grip me by any means but enjoyable listen
Boring, generic pop music
I’m obviously getting old as this sounds like much of the current line of female pop, I couldn’t tell the difference between a Lorde song and a hundred other chart songs. Forgettable.
I already knew what i would think of it before I listened to it
I was struggling to listen to this until the song Liability. I enjoyed the album from that track on. Definitely not my usual jam but I enjoyed it. I've heard her name but never listened to her. Pretty solid for a pop album.
De mon oreille la plus passive, je n’ai qu’entendus les échos de la radio d’un dépanneur ou autre pharmacie lointaine
Not m'y cup of tea
LORDE!!!
I love her lyrics but it's not my genre really
Just really really really good. but not as good as Pure Heroine. She's got a very distinctive style that's backed up by some terrific melodies. Very refreshing.
I like Pure Heroine more than this album, but it is still really unique and engaging. The electronic beats, her light vocal delivery, and the interesting spaces in the music. It seems deftly crafted and has a pretty unique sound. Though Liability and Perfect Places are probably strongest, nearly everything here is engaging.
Lorde phase incoming….
Not bad, might listen to more.
When this album came out, it was a timely examination of the emptiness of party culture and a generation trying to find meaning anywhere they could. Lorde’s critique of a scene she was clearly involved in shows the frustration of trying to squeeze water out of a stone and then going back for more. She was only 19 when she wrote this album so the definitiveness of her words on heartbreak should be taken with a grain of salt. However, I think she expresses truth here quite well. The middle to late section of the album drags a bit and features the weakest songwriting. Unfortunately, Jack Antonoff’s production style has become so ubiquitous that this album already sounds dated.
Really enjoyed
Solid pop album.
La neozelandesa crece con su segundo álbum dejando atrás la rebeldía adolescente en lo temático y añadiendo, de la mano de Antonoff y Bleachers, una cierto brillo a través de sintetizadores retro. Eso sí, Lorde conserva el halo melancólico en casi todas las canciones, pero con algunos contrastes. Así abre el álbum con un añadido de alegría en "Green Light" que contrasta con la tristeza cruda que destila "Liability". Además del citado arranque del disco, me gustan las luminosas "Homemade Dynamite" y "Supercut".
Like if Taylor Swift and Regina Spektor had a baby
I went into this with the expectation of loving it based on how much influence she had during the 2012-2014 triple j days but it mostly reinforced my disinterest in anything atmospheric. It all sounds real messy. She's at her best on tracks like Liability where it's just her and a piano. Strip back the bullshit and let that voice shine. Her phrasing is wild on that track too. Realise now that this is from 2017, maybe Royals is better suited for this list.
This was everything I expected and wanted it to be what an awesome songwriter she really picks up on some universal feelings and experiences that are lesser-explored and loves to explore them in her songs which I find really cool. If she only didn't sing with the speech impediment voice lmaooo
The absolute queen of whispery drama pop. This is definitely a pop album, but there was some depth that surprised me. Liability is vulnerable and endearing and was a highlight. Plus Green Light is a certified banger.
Muy linda voz y composiciones, redondeo para arriba
I remember Todd In The Shadows's best list for 2017 was the first time I didn't recognize a single song he included, nor did I feel particularly inspired to listen to any of them. That was up to and including the song he picked for the top spot: "Green Light" by Lorde. Finally listenjng to it, and the album, seven years later... Man, I'm just reminded of how much I don't really care for modern, current popular releases. Like, sure, I can't hear anything I dislike about it, and I can probably point out a few specific moments I like, but in general nothing really speaks to or clicks with me, y'know? Even "Green Light". I mean, the only 2017 album I listened to in 2017 was HUMANZ by Gorillaz. **That's** what I'm into. This... Eh. Not as much, sadly.
Has flavors of generic mid-2010s era radio pop, but the lyrics elevate it to a 4 in my book.
I’m just a sucker for pop, man. It’s a 4.5 that I’m gonna round up to a 5. It’s just a really fucking catchy album; there’s a lot to be said about Jack Antonoff’s influence (for better or worse) on so much of modern pop, but when he clicks perfectly with an artist, it’s easy to ignore those production quirks and just get a great feel for the music. Lorde’s vocals and lyrics on this album do a great job of distracting from those quirks in a way that makes her really shine on this album. I do think she gives a more authentic view of herself on Pure Heroine compared to this album, but they’re intentionally tonally different. Even though I think I still prefer aspects of Pure Heroine more, this album is just full of bops, and it’s got an extremely infectious energy. Oddly, my standout on this album is Liability, which is the least boppy of them all, but it’s just an utterly beautiful piano-driven song that brought me to the verge of tears. I can feel how this album did influence the direction this style of pop music would take; you don’t get to a Billie Eilish or an Olivia Rodrigo without this sort of album, in terms of its soundscape, its lyrics, and to some degree, its marketability. This style is starting to feel a bit overplayed now, but Lorde really makes it work for herself here, and I’m glad I listened to it. I feel pretty good going for a 5. Certainly no less than a 4.
Liability is an excellent song. Lorde is reliable quality.
After an unprecedented effect on the pop music landscape with her debut Pure Heroine, Lorde wanted to expand her artistic reach with her second album. Quite simply, that effort paid off in spades. From a production standpoint, it's impeccable as she made full use of Jack Antonoff as her producer this time. Together, they took the pop satire from her previous effort and added better framing, stronger melodies, and greater influence. Lorde's intense delivery is expanded here from soft coos to outright belting that opens her range. Peppered throughout are just enough discordant elements to add to the intensity, such as the horns on "Sober" or the unstable guitar on "Hard Feelings/Loveless". Enough is going on here musically to serve as a fitting backdrop for the loose framework in the forefront. Lyrically, this album was written based on Lorde's experience after her first breakup. The album opens with the one-two-three punch of "Green Light", "Sober", and "Homemade Dynamite", setting the stage for a reckless party where Lorde is acutely self-aware of how inflaming such an environment can be. She throws herself in too deep for the temptation of it all which makes the heartbreak on "Liability" all the more piercing. From there, that heartbreak is processed, from the separation felt in "Hard Feelings/Loveless", to obsession in "Writer in the Dark", to the reliving of memories in "Supercut". All for her to come around at the end with "Perfect Places", reaching a point where she accepts the consequence of the reckless love experienced, but is not one to abandon it. This album takes a deconstructive approach to pop music, then comes around and celebrates it much harder. It lives up to its title, but with enough sense of humanity that makes the trip worthwhile.
4.5, I think tried listening once before because I looove Supercut.
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