The line “‘Lover’s Spit’ left on repeat” may or may not be a Broken Social Scene deep cut shout-out we’re guessing it is, because Lorde may just be that cool.ĥ. Ribs – The ambient opening leads into an exhausted-sounding Lorde growing more frantic with each passing second, as if she’s discovering new maturity and grown-up problems in real time.
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The breakout hit sounds even more sparse on the full album, following the comparatively lush “400 Lux.” A complete outlier on Top 40 radio, “Royals” can chalk up some of its stateside success to its knack for conjuring attention-grabbing phrases like “Let me live that fantasy,” “We’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams” and “I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh” amidst the rattled-off takedown of luxury.Ĥ. 400 Lux – Femme fatale pop at its finest: over canyon-sized bass and popping percussion, Lorde tosses off a deeply evocative lyric (“You drape your wrists over the steering wheel”) in the same couplet as a powerful declaration (“We might be hollow, but we’re brave”). The detached attitude, woozy production and chopped-n-screwed “Yeah!” exclamations all showcase an artist willing to synthesize the darker edges of pop music and produce something intoxicating.Ģ. Which songs on “Pure Heroine” are musical royalty? Check out our track-by-track take on Lorde’s debut.Īlong with “Royals,” “Tennis Court” is likely the song that introduced most listeners to Lorde, and operates as the older, slightly crazier cousin of the Top 10 hit. September has been a profoundly great month for new female vocalists in popular music, but Lorde is easily the most vocally striking and lyrically thought-provoking. This 16-year-old’s first album is so smart that it begins with the line “Don’t you think that it’s boring how people talk?” and ends with the statement, “Let them talk.” In between is an exploration into the soul of a quiet girl in the Internet age, trying to feel something and not envy everything. “We’re dancing in this world alone,” she concludes on the finale “A World Alone.” Even if that’s true, “Pure Heroine” has provided an immaculate soundtrack to that solitude.
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