Lorde

[lessthanwill1]

12 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Out tomorrow?

Yep!

Apparently The Path and California are in “banger” territory. 

The lowest of expectations for this based on the singles but hopefully there’s a few decent tracks. 

[Matt42]

33 minutes ago, Zacko said:

First few reviews seem to be coming in...

4/5 from the Guardian, 3/5 from the Torygraph and 2/5 from the Independent. 

Ouch. That's mixed.

[jyoung]

It was obvious from Solar Power (single) that this would be the case RE reviews.

[the wonderwhy]

Mood Ring is an absolute cracker. More of that please. 

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

Yeah tbh judging from the pretty basic direction the songs seem to have taken I’m not expecting another masterpiece/critical favourite like Melodrama. I’m sure it’ll be good but the singles have hardly been show stoppers.

Interviewed by The New York Times, Lorde says she has spent years honing the ambience of a psychedelic summer to make ”a great weed album“. She’s clearly had fun sampling waves and cicadas on her phone and recruiting Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo to add floaty layers of sweet harmony. 

[Suprefan]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

Out tomorrow?

Well its “out” right now if you know where to look.

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, Suprefan said:

Well its “out” right now if you know where to look.

I can wait a day.

[Suprefan]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

I can wait a day.

Or 8 1/2 hours.

[nikkic]

Been off the new music radar for the past month but I’ve just listened to Mood Ring.

It’s a fucking vibe. 

[BFisherr]

3 hours ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Yep!

Apparently The Path and California are in “banger” territory. 

The lowest of expectations for this based on the singles but hopefully there’s a few decent tracks. 

California is a solid tune, not sure I'd call it a banger as such though, very much in line with the singles of heading somewhere but never quite getting there. I think as far as bangers go on this album, it's just a dream...

Edited August 19, 2021 by BFisherr

[jparx]

Am I the only one that thinks Solar Power is a banger? It’s a different type, but still absolutely bangs. Song of the summer!

[Suprefan]

On 8/18/2021 at 4:53 AM, Ddiamondd said:

Pitchfork's gonna (soft) pan this. I can feel it: it's 6.8 season.

You hacked their page, didnt you.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lorde-solar-power/

[CaledonianGonzo]

7 hours ago, jparx said:

Am I the only one that thinks Solar Power is a banger? It’s a different type, but still absolutely bangs. Song of the summer!

Still waiting on the Weatherall Remix.

[FloorFiller]

On 8/18/2021 at 12:53 PM, Ddiamondd said:

Pitchfork's gonna (soft) pan this. I can feel it: it's 6.8 season.

Lmao nailed it 

 

Funnily enough, it’s the exact score that came to my mind too, and I saw somebody on Reddit say the same thing. Gotta love the predictability of Pitchfork going in on one of their former loves.

Edited August 20, 2021 by FloorFiller

[CaledonianGonzo]

Shenanigans afoot! Doesn't my man @Ddiamondd do some music journo-ing on the sly.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Robyn's on the album....

[FloorFiller]

One listen in and honestly I’d probably take that score lower. This album’s boring AF. I get what she was going for but she forgot to write any actual songs to go with the vibe.

Hoping come the tour next year she rethinks her setlists and whittles down the song she plays from this album to a minimum after the mediocre reception it seems to receiving overall. 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

the relief I felt when the beat kicked in on The Path 😄 

She wasn’t kidding about having made a weed album. Feels like a deliberate act of sabotage of her mainstream status, akin to Ben Howard’s third album, but I dig it 

[Suprefan]

50 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

One listen in and honestly I’d probably take that score lower. This album’s boring AF. I get what she was going for but she forgot to write any actual songs to go with the vibe.

Hoping come the tour next year she rethinks her setlists and whittles down the song she plays from this album to a minimum after the mediocre reception it seems to receiving overall. 

I doubt it. Gotta fully commit and  she will perform 8 songs off it. Then whatever Glasto spot she gets itll have to be cut down so you can at least get the better bits over the course of an hour.  She is on late night tv all next week and I guess you’ll see how another chunk of songs sound like live.

[FloorFiller]

‘Come join us Solar Power’

Edited August 20, 2021 by FloorFiller

[Matt42]

Oh no

[Radiochicken]

This is big fat no, I’m afraid. Tying to be clever and all wink wink, lands at dull. 

[Matt42]

If we had better weather i’d enjoy it more

[Rose-Colored Boy]

First half is very solid. Drops off after that, with the exception of Mood Ring. “No hooks just vibes”. 6.5/10

[Matt42]

I'm not going to defend this album