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THIS. I don´t get how people can claim that these new songs are plain or have no substance. I would argue that this album taps into cultural problems just as significantly if not more so than her previous work, and it just clicks more and more with each´s song release and I can´t wait for the whole album to come out and to relish in the whole statement of NOW that this album is shaping up to be.

She herself stated that it is a satire and I totally get that. While she also acknowledges that she partakes in it to some extent and understands why it occurs. She doesn´t shame it completely. She´s just exposing the problems and different coping mechanisms of this generation in this clima.

THIS. I don´t get how people can claim that these new songs are plain or have no substance. I would argue that this album taps into cultural problems just as significantly if not more so than her previous work, and it just clicks more and more with each´s song release and I can´t wait for the whole album to come out and to relish in the whole statement of NOW that this album is shaping up to be.

Really? I found it quite the opposite. 
 
In Mood Ring she sings about this wellness culture and magical thinking that our generation resorts to, trying to find direction, meaning and happiness in a confusing and sad world. Think of how so many people use astrology, horoscopes, mood rings, herbology, chakras, auras, crystals, etc. to cope with their emotions and identity. Underneath it all there's a sense of someone who feels lost and trying to latch onto all these external objects as a lifeline. I don't know about you, but myself and so many of my friends in their early 20s feel this same way. Yeah, we're grown adults, but the social dynamic has changed quite a bit and the COVID pandemic just made the plight of our generation so much more pronounced.  The early 2000s is just such a fitting symbol of comforting nostalgia for a time that, in our rose-colored glasses, seems so much simpler. 
 
She's truly coming of age as an adult and this lamenting of growing older is also reflected in Stoned at the Nail Salon. Spending time with those who raised you because you know we're all just marching to the end. It has this existential dread to it, which she just brushes off to being high. I relate to this so much, I always get super anxious when I smoke and I start feeling very sentimental despite still being so young. 
 
I don't know if you've listened to The Path, but
 
Anyway,  I kinda rambled on but I definitely think she's onto something with this record. I really don't think she's just "not singing about much at all". She's giving us a much needed warm hug & reminding us of what is still beautiful out there, especially after a very messy year. It's not cynical at all like some of her previous work and I love that. I know I can't articulate it that well but I hope it will become more clear as we hear the rest of the music 

like at first the D site shit was lowkey funny, but now it´s straight up twisted and disgusting.

sounds great to me

sounds great to me

something is happening in the next hour manifesting

sounds great to me

and another snippet. JUST POST THE WHOLE SONG GODDAMNIT i beg you

not lorde stating that she's not our saviour while my only hope rn is being saved by her 

and another snippet. JUST POST THE WHOLE SONG GODDAMNIT i beg you

like when we count in the fact that there are 7 music videos... there has to be one for mood ring... so that means... i will definitely pass out... im actually passing out now 

!!!!!! PLUTO AND SCORPIO GENERATION !!!!!! If shes still on the natural calendar shi- it should be out today!!!! 

LIKE DID THIS BISH PLAN THIS?????

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

who is the fucker that keeps posting ME! disguised as MR

guys mood ring is superior. i love the
part at the end. can't wait for the HQ.