Lorde - Melodrama | Album Review

Lorde: Melodrama

Expert onion ring reviewer and pop superstar Ella Yelich-O'Connor, better known by her stage name Lorde released Melodrama, the long awaited follow up of the New Zealand pop singer debut album Pure Heroine, which is widely regarded as one of the best albums of this decade. Most would think such a young artist would have a hard time putting out another album that is up to par with their previous, but Lorde did that, and did it beautifully.

Melodrama made itself an instant contender for album of the year, which a very thought out lyrical profile, paired with Lorde's classic sound, that only Lorde could pull off. My only criticism is I feel the album is a little too short, would've loved another track or two, but aside from that an all around flawless album.

The album opens with the lead single "Green Light", which I initially wasn't huge on, but it quickly grew on me, and as an album opener brings everything from Pure Heroine full circle and welcomes you to Melodrama. "Sober", which was debuted the day before Coachella, was a fan favorite, and the song I was most looking forward too, it ended up being a promotional single, that I loved, it is a very important song to the album, as it serves as part one of the title track "Sober II (Melodrama)".

Lorde also debuted "Homemade Dynamite" at Coachella and I liked it but thought it was her worst song thus far, however after hearing the studio version I love the song and think it is definitely single material. "The Louvre" is one of my favorite tracks from the album, and this song is probably the most different track on the album, and I think that is part of the reason I like it so much, the one line chorus also feels like a bridge, which adds an interesting feel to the track. "Liability" was the first real ballad we ever got from Lorde, and that song is beautiful, there isn't much to it, that song is a masterpiece.

"Hard Feelings / Loveless", a six-minute track right in the middle of the album, once again develops Lorde's unique musical style, which an interestingly creepy electronic sound as an interlude between the two songs, I think her combining the two songs was necessary and makes the album flow better. "Sober II" was the song I was most excited for, and I was blown away with the studio track, Lorde's vocals are beautiful, also haunting, and for the title track I feel it embodies the album perfectly.

"Supercut" is probably the song that will most likely be successful on American radio, the pop driven song still stays true to Lorde's classic sound, while introducing pop radio elements. "Liability (Reprise)" is probably the weakest track on the album, which is really disappointing for me because I love "Liability" so much, however the reprise version is still a great song, I just feel she could've done more.

"Perfect Places", I love this song, I fell in love with this song the day it came out. Lorde made the most non-mainstream pop song of the year and it's on the radio. The songs placement is perfect, it ties the entire album together, and I feel this was the best choice for a closing.

Overall, Melodrama is a stunning album, there isn't a bad track, I really don't know the last time I have loved every song on an album. Another amazing thing about this album is the fact each song is as good as the next, each song is on the same level, and "Green Light" set the bar and she continued to meet that bar. The album is some ways is light years ahead of her debut, her lyrics on this album blow Pure Heroine away, which was already a stellar lyrical album. To only be 20 and to have put out two of the decade's best albums, is remarkable.

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