“I was so apprehensive about what was to come and about growing up and there was so much I didn’t know. “I was listening to ‘Ribs,’ which is a little weird of me, but I was, and just thinking about who I was at that time of life,” Lorde explains, in a track-by-track PR release. Growing up a little at a time then all at once The tradeoff now is being thrilled she’s in a better place while fearing that she’ll never make a better song there.Īnd so now, midway through Solar Power, we get a breezy little acoustic-guitar jam called “Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All),” which aims for the gentle majesty of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” but settles for mid-tier cardigan coffeehouse Taylor Swift and leans a bit too hard on generic (and algorithmic) Instagram uplift: And Lorde’s wistful teenage lamentations (“Mum and Dad let me stay home / It drives you crazy getting old”) that would sound ridiculous if she weren’t so deadly serious. The massed wail of breathy backing vocals that crests with my favorite high note of the past decade.
Her electro-goth marvel of a debut album, Pure Heroine, delivers on that promise throughout-“We’re so happy / Even when we’re smiling out of fear” is still a killer line-but “Ribs” is the one. It is 2013, and Ella Yelich-O’Connor is 16 years old, and the malevolent hush of her shocking smash-hit debut single, “Royals”-“We’re bigger than we ever dreamed / And I’m in love with being queen”-has made her 21st-century pop’s most improbable and vital superstar yet. Take her at her word, even when it seems like she might be joking. (OK, this record isn’t the end of the world.) We’ll get through this together. She knows how that might sound-a little tuned out, a little pedantic-and yeah, sometimes it sounds like that. She just wants you to put your phone down and catch some rays. Most likely this uneasily blissful and banger-averse record isn’t what you want, but it’s clearly what Lorde thinks you need.
But I figured I’d get that out of the way because I value your time, and so, quite earnestly, does she, though all the beachy and weedy and deep-spacey earnestness makes Solar Power somewhat of a sun-kissed bummer. Not to bum you out, here on release day for the serenely restless New Zealand pop star’s third full-length, Solar Power. This proved especially true for an extended rendition of her single “Team,” where her bandmates jammed away as she whipped her hair amongst a flurry of purple lights.Ĭhoosing to skip an encore, Lorde powered through her set by closing down the night with a triple barrage of her massive hit “Royals,” the aforementioned “Team” and “A World Alone.” With an explosion of confetti and emotion pouring out of her voice during the last three songs, Lorde proved once again her dominance in the world of pop.The best Lorde song is still “Ribs” the best Lorde album is still Melodrama. The singer not only embraces her stage antics, but has the stage lights flicker and stutter with her, creating a visually stunning aspect to her show. Lorde is known for her twitchy, stuttering movements on stage. The curtain behind her dropped to reveal her drummer and keys player before jumping into the mellow, drum-heavy “Biting Down.” The singer’s set comprised her entire Pure Heroine album, from album opener “Tennis Court,” to the aqua-themed lights and visuals of “Buzzcut Season” and soft-party jam “Ribs,” which Lorde revealed was inspired by a post-house party conversation she had with her best friend about growing up. Opening with the powerful “Glory and Gore,” Lorde set the night off with ghastly lights and head-banging. After Lo-Fang left the stage, the crowd waited in eager anticipation as a lone microphone stood on the stage, almost mocking the crowd with the absence of the famed singer.Īt nine o’clock, the lights dimmed down, and Lorde shuffled onto the stage. While live violin is always impressive to watch and listen to, Lo-Fang and his band had a somewhat lackluster set, with songs bordering on monotony after the first few songs.
Walking down the line, one could spot eager fans in their 20s and 30s mixed in with numerous young girls with bushy, curly hair and dark makeup, dressing in honor of their heroine.īefore the New Zealand songstress took the stage though, Lo-Fang opened up the show with his mixture of soothing electronic melodies. It was 30 minutes until the doors opened, and the line to get into the Fox Theater snaked around the block.
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