Why lorde

On Oct. Lorde became the youngest solo artist to achieve a U. Other reactions to the record have been similarly tepid. Given all that Lorde accomplished in her still-young career, however, it would be a mistake to rule out the potential impact of this creative choice. Our angsty year-old who wrote Royals has since grown up and created an album that introduces a dreamy world where the sun is our savior and simply listening is an act of self-care.

These 12 tracks have been intentionally placed together to tell a narrative about healing, growth and getting older. My favorite track Stoned at the Nail Salon , which was released before the full album, makes it clear that Lorde knew exactly what she was doing and even anticipated that fans would need to warm up to the shift in tone.

This mentality is a complete from most songs off Melodrama that were a lullaby of Gen Z feelings of isolation and loneliness. Liability , as fans have noted, has now become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

She always knew her fans would be loyal to her. We don't want her to make us something just so it's timely. We want to wait. When people were pining for an album, she commented, "Give up on me if you want to! I'm an artist, I write a record when I have enough special stories to tell, and it's all me, every melody every lyric, not some team who just start the machine up every eighteen months like clockwork.

I remember people saying "Greenlight" was a stray from her dark and edgy Pure Heroine days, but I think it was a step in a new direction for her. I don't think she's lost any of her edge or darkness. Melodrama was one of my favorite albums that year it came out. It felt so relatable to me, the pain, the loneliness, the little memories of my exes that would sneak up on me. Lorde made sad-pop, to me, something to be glorified and loved, something I can cry-scream in my car. Like her new single, the singer's third album is titled Solar Power.

It's a so-called "celebration of the natural world," Lorde has said, and those who snag it can expect to hear a new side to the pop star.

She's sexy, playful, feral, and free. She's a modern girl in a deadstock bikini, in touch with her past and her future, vibrating at the highest level when summer comes around. Her skin is glowing, her lovers are many.

I'm completely obsessed with her, and soon you will be, too. On Friday, August 20th, you'll be able to listen to Solar Power yourself.

And, with hope, Lorde wants it to be the album that sticks with you long after the taste of sand and surf. She wants this summer anthem to be "the one that lingers on your skin like a tan as the months get cooler again. Find a few of the best summer dresses , sip on a margarita, and get ready to see Lorde in a whole new, solar-powered light. Danielle is a writer for My Imperfect Life, where she particularly enjoys covering lifestyle and entertainment news.