Tag: Lorde What Was That
Your Hair Is Everywhere, Screaming “New York Fucked Me Up,” Or: Chappell Roan, Too, Is Haunted By New York in “The Subway”
While there are many people who wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to interpret “The Subway” as yet another “love letter” to New York—especially those who [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…]
