I think it's good, yes, but it's not a standout. There are plenty of other albums this year that I like more.
This post is borderline revolutionary but I need to see the list
Shut up
Bro.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Sun August 22, 2021 5:12 am
by VinylGuy
I havent finished it but what i hear so far was super similar and boring.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Sun August 22, 2021 12:42 pm
by epilogue
VinylGuy wrote:I havent finished it but what i hear so far was super similar and boring.
It's definitely a vibe record. I wouldn't personally call it boring but there isn't a wide palette. At least, not after just one listen.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Sun August 22, 2021 7:20 pm
by VinylGuy
i need to give it a proper listen, but i was surprised on how similar every song was
Re: Lorde
Posted: Tue August 24, 2021 1:44 pm
by VinylGuy
I listened to this one yesterday....what can i say...its a letdown for me. I imagine a few of this songs will grow on me maybe...Solar Power sounds better in this context but every song kinda feels and sounds the same to me.
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 1:53 pm
by VinylGuy
Av club review is harsh but also has a point. I loved this moment
¨However, this mindset begins to take on a new stereotype: the person in their twenties who thinks they’ve seen all the cruel realities of the world, and begins to ponder a new way of life, preferably while smoking lots of that sweet green¨
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 2:45 pm
by Chris_H_2
I listened to this twice (the second time to ensure that I was giving it a fair shot). I honestly can’t think of any circumstance where I’d feel the need or desire to ever listen to this again.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 2:47 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 2:48 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, i kinda feel the same. Its not interesting thematically nor lyrically...it has some very embarrassing and even tone deaf moments...and musically, itrs fairly boring.
What a shame because she takes longs gaps and i was really exited about her doing new music.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 2:54 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 3:00 pm
by psychobain
VinylGuy wrote:preferably while smoking lots of that sweet green¨
This is a good way of Life actually
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 3:42 pm
by VinylGuy
tragabigzanda wrote:Boy that album cover though amirite
i guess thats the only thing we will remember of this album.
Maybe she can re work a few of these songs live and they get better.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Tue November 15, 2022 2:01 pm
by VinylGuy
got to see her for the third time this last sunday and damn, best show i saw from her.
The crowd was absolutely insane, and she was super happy with it. She just doesnt stop singing and dancing and the whole thing was a blast, even with a pouring rain. It felt like a coke commercial.
I hope she release something soon and ditches the whole band thing, she feels more comfortable live with just a drums and keys setting even if the Solar Power songs sounded so much better live.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu March 28, 2024 1:44 pm
by VinylGuy
Really loving the new cover of Take Me To The River.
Re: Lorde
Posted: Thu April 24, 2025 8:43 pm
by VinylGuy
new song is pretty cool!!
Kinda feels like something out of Melodrama, which is fucking A in my book.
The four years between Solar Power and Lorde’s newly announced album Virgin (out June 27) have been a journey back to herself. Along the way she gathered tools—books, rituals, and objects (like the water bottle featured in her Instagram profile picture)—that she imbued with the spiritual weight to keep her centered through the dissolution of a seven-year relationship, a reexamination of her gender expression, and the reclamation of her body.
