Tag: Lorde discography
When “Full Transparency” Becomes Both Pretentious and Outright Wasteful: Lorde’s Virgin CD Issue
One would assume that at least part of the reason for Lorde securing the number one album slot in the UK (for the first time) [Read More…]
Lorde Goes Deeper and Deeper on Virgin
The road to Virgin release day has been a long one. Not just the creation of the album itself, which Lorde, in her synesthetic state, describes as [Read More…]
Look Out, Pigeon Lady From Home Alone 2: Lorde Brings Down the “Hammer” in a Video That Comes Across as a Coming-of-Age Movie (But Like, An A24 One)
Lorde’s slow-burn reveals of what the music from Virgin, her upcoming fourth album, will sound like have been as measured and carefully considered as the music [Read More…]
The Gender-Broadening of Lorde: “Man of the Year”
Like her friend (though the two haven’t been spotted together lately), Taylor Swift, Lorde has been fond of wielding “Easter eggs” in the lead-up to [Read More…]
From Like A Virgin to Virgin: On Lorde’s New Album Title and Cover Deviating from Madonna’s Own Devious Approach to Femininity and “Being Sexy”
The announcement of Lorde’s forthcoming album title, Virgin, on April 30th was met with a reaction that was more focused on the artwork itself rather than [Read More…]
Lorde’s Haunted New York Shines Through in “What Was That” Video
Anyone who lives in New York long enough will eventually be haunted by it. The memories of experiences and relationships past cropping up like PTSD-triggering [Read More…]
Three’s Company: Lorde Turns to Herself for Comfort in “Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)”
Lorde has been admittedly disappointing in terms of coming up with the visuals for Solar Power. And arguably the most exciting thing she did for [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #1: Lorde Making A Nature Album As Nature Collapses
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is. Lorde may have been checked out of “mainstream [Read More…]
Stoned at the Nail Salon: Lorde’s “Way Existential” Rumination on “Aging”
Not taking a page from the pop star handbook that insists “produce, produce, produce” and “always stay in the spotlight lest they forget you” that [Read More…]
Betrayer of the Pale: Lorde Has a Sun-Worshipping Beach Cult (And A Madewell Commercial) in “Solar Power”
The long-awaited return of Lorde has perhaps caused the phenomenon that naturally occurs when too much anticipation builds up: disappointment with the eventual product. There’s [Read More…]
