Tag: Lorde Solar Power
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…]
In Support of Lorde Shushing the Audience
Because the internet is patently “forever,” a video of Lorde vehemently shushing her audience back in June of 2017 can have sudden relevance almost a [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…]
Lorde’s Video for “Fallen Fruit”: A Missed Opportunity in Significantly Evoking What the Song is All About
Does staring “thoughtfully” into the camera really “mean something” anymore? Lorde seems to think so. That it’s all that’s required to get across the message [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…]
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…]