Virgin - Lorde: Review
Review by Lavender: Lorde has developed into one of the most beloved pop stars of the past 15 years. Her 2013 debut album Pure Heroine was packed full of stark, youthful pop songs like the landscape-altering mega-hit "Royals" and the critically-acclaimed masterpiece "Ribs." She doubled down on that impressive debut with 2017's Melodrama , which, when all is said and done, stood as one of the best pop albums of the entire decade. But her first outing of the 2020s Solar Power was nowhere near as interesting sonically or thematically. After seemingly undergoing quite a lot of maturity as a songwriter in just 4 years, Lorde returned with an album that feels like a true grown-up version of her beloved sound and style. Virgin 's lead single is probably my least favorite of the three, and I still think it's great, how's that for a start? Despite some silly lyrics, “What Was That” is genuinely propulsive, especially on the hook, where it really does feel ...