Lorde

[lanabanana11 3,855]

anyone know when the deluxe tracks are coming to streaming

[xxmissdaytonaxx 30,078]

after listening to solar power for a 2nd time on my way home, i'm growing to really like the album. is it still her best? no. but it's still beautiful and great for summer drives. 

 

Spoiler

too bad summer will be over for me soon 

 

[Nightmare 9,850]

5 hours ago, ChaoticLipster said:

I don’t know how you manage Lana albums then as many of her songs are snooze inducing and boring unless you’re in the mood for them.  

they’re not snooze, i love most of them. the only one i don’t vibe much with is cocc. for the rest lana never was so snooze as solar power, sorry

[Glitter Boy 16,558]

I just finished the album, and I gotta say I enjoyed it more than I was expecting! I won't put all my notes here, just my personal rating for each song, my faves and the ones I didn't vibe much lol.

Overall - 8/10.

The Path - 9

Solar Power - 7

California - 8

Stoned at the Nail Salon - 8

Fallen Fruit - 10

Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All) - 6

The Man with the Axe - 10

Dominoes - 6

Big Star - 9

Leader of a New Regime - 7

Mood Ring - 10

Oceanic Feeling - 7

Helen of Troy - 8

Hold No Grudge - 10

Favourites: Hold No Grudge, Fallen Fruit, Mood Ring, The Man with the Axe

Least favourites: Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen It All), Dominoes, Oceanic Feeling

It's okay if people don't like it - but it's in no way a bad record. Whoever wants a more electropop, radio friendly, intense sounding material from Lorde, can revisit her previous catalog  

[Glitter Boy 16,558]

1 hour ago, lanabanana11 said:

anyone know when the deluxe tracks are coming to streaming

But are they? I thought they were exclusive to the *download card* from the physical edition  

[expandableclitoris 9,091]

melodrama fans trying to hold onto lorde's pop persona while shes smoking a blunt at the beach

 

 

[13beachess 7,615]

Okay, so my first little listening party with myself is done, here are my thoughts!

 

The Path is a solid opener! Btw the intro with the guitar makes me think of When The World Was At War. Love that flute! 

- Solar Power is still kinda meh to me. Not that it's a non-danceable song. I could def dance along to it even though it's not really my piece of... jam.

-  A handful of people called California "horrible" etc, it's not that bad. But the lyrics chorus could have been a lot better than that same line over and over  Boring. Other than that; I like it. I think.

- "Secrets" sounds like a song that would play in the beginingng of a 00's childrens/tween movie. Kinda Disney-ish.

- The Man With The Axe.... Not sure what to say or to think. Other than imo it's a A VERY COCC-esque track soundwise.

. Umm... not really feeling Dominoes with the first & second listen. (Had to replay it, bcs I zoned out and forgot to pay attention to it the first time listening lmao.)

- Mood Ring - the album highlight (so far) for me. Along with Fallen Fruit, which I instantly liked. 
- Big Star will be a grower... I can feel it.

- Leader Of A New Regime doesnt't really deserve all the hate. Not the worst song ever.

- Sort of wierd but despite me liking "Stoned" before, it feels like I no longer care for it, now when the album's out? Lol

- Not sure of what to think of "Ocean Feeling" yet. Except; the drums makes me think of the song Umbrella and atleast the outro's interesting.

 

 

The fact that the bonus tracks will not be available on streaming devices (right?) is such a bummer, ugh.

+ I wish the album had been released sooner. It's obvioulsy such a a summer album, and where I live it's bascially autumn now ?
I'll probably be back revisiting Melodrama instead of SP for the rest of the year, I fear.

 

so, I think SP is a okay album. Not bad, but not great either. Yet. It'll probably(/hopefully) grow on me.

My current top 3 are The Path, Fallen Fruit and Mood Ring, it seems.

[Furor Poeticus 16,353]

4 minutes ago, 13beachess said:

I wish the album had been released sooner. It's obvioulsy such a a summer album, and where I live it's bascially autumn now ?
I'll probably be back revisiting Melodrama instead of SP for the rest of the year, I fear

Ikr...it would've been so much better if it had been released on the summer solstice, preceded by the title track

[Furor Poeticus 16,353]

Not Billboard calling Stoned...the best song on SP

[OverYourHead 6,269]

All the songs just seem to fall flat? there’s no experimentation with anything at all, I guess that could be someone’s cup of tea but I just personally expect more from lorde I suppose

[domandapiano 12,099]

So having heard the whole thing… it’s not bad. Secrets of a Girl is by far my fav, including the Robyn outro. It’s super cute and cheesy but in the best way. 
 

The string of songs after that tho, dominoes, leader of a new regime, big star, and then one other one that has a name I can’t even remember, they are boring skips. 

[maysparkle 2,419]

9 hours ago, Mike Dean is a god said:

Not lorde giving us Catholic Psychedelic Synth Folk before lana….  Anyways after listening to this glorious record Jack really owes us an apology for putting out chemtrails with rank production when he could do THIS. Absolutely unacceptable 

I totally agree! I believe Jack can do amazing things sometimes; I loved his work actually on Violet. He can make some beautiful soundscapes. Chemtrails would have been gorgeous with production like Solar Power… 

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

3 hours ago, expandableclitoris said:

melodrama fans trying to hold onto lorde's pop persona while shes smoking a blunt at the beach

 

 

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[Rorman Nockwell 56,718]

The only oceanic feeling that I get from Oceanic Feeling is that I'd like to drown in the nearest ocean after listening to that almost 7 minute long CATASTROPHE

[Elle 121,283]

Okay, so I've been listening to the album today and I just have to say.. I'm underwhelmed. I sort of expected this based on what critics & users here were saying, but it's just kind of sad considering this was 4 years in the making. That's not to say it's a bad album per se, it just doesn't live up to her past two works. I think because we all had high expectations based on her previous two albums, both of which were stellar, that's probably why this album falls short in comparison. I'm not sure that I'd give any song on this album anything beyond an 8/10 or even a 7. I've only listened to the album 5 times through, and I think my favourite track is California. I'll give it a few more listens over the next few days before I come back with full thoughts to see if it begins to grow on me, but for right now, I'm just a tad disappointed. This record lacked a true "Wow" moment for me, and that seems to be the case for others as well x

[HunterSThompson 4,646]

58 minutes ago, Elle said:

Okay, so I've been listening to the album today and I just have to say.. I'm underwhelmed. I sort of expected this based on what critics & users here were saying, but it's just kind of sad considering this was 4 years in the making. That's not to say it's a bad album per se, it just doesn't live up to her past two works. I think because we all had high expectations based on her previous two albums, both of which were stellar, that's probably why this album falls short in comparison. I'm not sure that I'd give any song on this album anything beyond an 8/10 or even a 7. I've only listened to the album 5 times through, and I think my favourite track is California. I'll give it a few more listens over the next few days before I come back with full thoughts to see if it begins to grow on me, but for right now, I'm just a tad disappointed. This record lacked a true "Wow" moment for me, and that seems to be the case for others as well x

Listen to the bonus tracks! Hold No Grudge sounds like a blend of this record + Melodrama and Helen of Troy has a nice melody! They made me like Solar Power a little bit more

[mrborntolose 9,967]

when eclipse first said “stoner album” i was so excited! i set my expectations for like beach house realness. but listening back to the album today in the sun it resonated a lot differently. it’s FOR SURE a grower

[rightofjupiter 16,596]

back to say that "born in the year of oxycontin" is an amazing opening line tho

[alienprincess 1,972]

Wow finding out that big star is about her dog that passed really makes it so much sadder :;(

[Mer 61,775]

5 hours ago, Glitter Boy said:

The Man with the Axe - 10

 

YES. A standout. I honestly love the melody on it. I think it's one of her strongest tbh. 

 

1 hour ago, Elle said:

but it's just kind of sad considering this was 4 years in the making.

 

I feel like if this album had come out when SP was written (2019) we'd have a very different feeling towards it. This would've been a stellar 2 year follow-up to Melodrama, but underwhelming for a "comeback" moment.