Y'all remember Lorde right? She kinda made the song Royal in 2013, had it become a big hit then fucked up off for like 4 years before releasing another album.
Yeah that Lorde.
Her first album Pure Heroine sounds very much like it came straight out of 2013. It's that type of minimalists that was made when they figured out what minimalism was. None of it is showcased more than in the song Royals. However, if you do listen to the entire album, it sounds very much like an edgy teenagers wrote it. And she was a teenager when she wrote it.
Her tone in it is very cynical and childish, her voice even sounds like it needs some development.
Then she fucked off for four years and made Melodrama.
This album, instead of being a commentary on culture, it's a breakup album. And it's not all ballads, it's dance music. And it's freakin' magical.
The album begins with Green Light which is about her dealing with the after math of the break up. And it is quite the groove.
I find myself dancing to it even though the lyrics are like super sad. It's amazing opening to an album. It's like partying at the end of the world. She sounds free and fun too.
Then we got the second song on the album titled Sober. It's like a rewind to the beginning. And I've been obsessing over it for the past week.
This song is a party song 100%. And I love everything about it. The freaking horns, the bridge to the chorus, the verses, the fact that it's quiet and still makes me wanna dance. When it changes up seeminglessly and then switches back with ease. That part is JUST MMMMMMMM.
Then we have Homemade Dynamite. And this song is everything I need in a love song. The chorus is literally about blowing shit up with homemade dynamite. I'm not joking.
Like, it's just such a cute song. It's what being in a relationship is actually like. Or well, being in love and being with that person. Because it's like trying to be your best self with this person but it's in the form of a bop?? I don't know how it captures it but it does so well and I jam the fuck out to this.
Then we got The Louvre. This is when it all starts to fall apart. Well, kind of.
She's obsessive in this song. It's actually kind of a critique of love song. And I feeeeeeel it. Like shit's good but it's obsessive and it's all super weird and messy. It's not my favorite of the songs, because the chorus/drop makes me feel weird. But it's still a really cute song.
And with that we wind down with Liability. And this song I feel the most if I'm honest.
It captures the feeling of feeling left behind by others because you really don't matter to them. And how trying to keep those people in your life hurts just as much. But it ends hopeful. Like watch me become better because of it. It's nice.
Next is Hard Feelings/ Loveless. A two-in-one that's most like her older music.
This song is after the breakup. About speed-dating random people and hating it. It's about trying to get over someone. In the beginning of the song, then it switches into a song about not giving a shit and loving oneself. And I fucking FEEL IT. I don't know she captures everything I feel so well.
Next up we got Sober II (Melodrama). The title of the album, really.
This is the song that sounds most like modern music. And it's a weird song because it's a statement about how this whole album doesn't actually matter. None of this matters. It's all stupid and fucking annoying.
The next one is another slower breakup song, Write in the Dark.
This song is kind of comedic because it's making fun of the fact that she's totally going to write an album about the breakup. It's very much about the stuff right after the break up. It's kind of a creepy song but it showcases how obsessive love can actually make us. It's a really interesting song, really.
Supercut is probably my favorite only battled by Homemade Dynamite and Sober.
It's about everything to do with the relationship like looking back on it and realizing how it was good while it lasted. It showcases the good things, the regrets, the forgiveness. It's all good and I love it. This song just makes me feel good for some weird reason and I love it.
Then Liability (Reprise) comings rolling in.
It's about Liability but she turns it on the guy. That maybe it wasn't all her, it was him too. Maybe they were just too much for each other. And I love it.
Perfect Places is quite the jam. The ideal teen anthem.
It's that partying at the end of the world thing but more depressing like how I feel when I'm at a party. Alone yet trying to forget that. It's really about how what teens do like drugs and alcohol. It's cautionary. And I FEEL THE LAST LINE GODDAMN
So that's the album. And I fucking love it with all my being.
I feel this album. And you should to.
If you don't listen to it, I will find you, and I will force you to. Some of these songs are near masterpieces okay. fucking god and listen to all of my queen Lorde's music goddamnit.
