Lorde - Solar Power (August 20, 2021) Album • Page 25

nothing will match that. an all timer in bad takes all around.

 

Local record shop sold this to me early , let’s see how this goes. Nervous lol

 

oh wow, this is out in full on Friday?? I legit had no idea it was this soon

 

Keep us posted!

 

give
us
the
takes

 

Pretty good feeling that this record is going to get absolutely trashed on Friday.

 

Yeah I'll probably tune out of this thread once people start hearing it, until after I listen myself

 

will be too busy talking about new Deafheaven

 

very unlikely I even get to lorde til Monday because of this

 

I am especially excited to talk about the new Deafheaven with you and @phaynes12

it's truly the most majestic record in their career

 

The alvum is exactly what the singles make it out to be. You will just get a whole LP of those

 

Been jamming it in background, but it’s weird thinking mood ring is the peak of side b lmao . The closer has some cool features vocals from someone (no idea who) but it’s short lived

 

Damn

 

V v interesting

 

If Mood Ring is a highlight than this is probably not gonna be very good, unfortunately

 

RideOrDie, the ATRL user who leaked everything prior to the announcement of the album posted their thoughts on the album and it’s rollout so far. They call the album a masterpiece with no skips, for what it’s worth.

 

Woof. No thanks then.

 

everything about that RideOrDie post is kinda annoying to read, the way it's written

 

It’s very much “I told you so!!!” but it has me hype to listen to the full thing on Friday!

 

i like how low key insulting and shitty that post is toward both lorde and the album

 

It's okay to admit that 2021 has had some weirdly high profile musical disappointments.

 

Another review on ATRL from someone who has heard the album

I got to hear the album earlier today (I don’t have the files so don’t even ask) so here’s what I thought.

Out of the songs we haven’t heard yet (minus California and The Path) the most accessible ones are Fallen Fruit and Secrets from a Girl. Fallen Fruit has absolutely beautiful melodies and is a bit on the slow side. Secrets sounds like the outro of Solar Power. These were my favorite two.

Most people are going to be turned off by tracks 7-10. Axe is a bit of a chore to get through but will most likely be a grower. However, Dominoes and Big Star sound like the same song, very heavy on folk influences and are more stripped back / bare than Stoned. They sound like concept demos. In my opinion, the tracks should’ve been combined into one.

Leader of a New Regime is easily the worst song on the entire project. How this made the final tracklist over the deluxe tracks I’m unsure I’m sure many of y’all will agree with me once the album is out (quote me). The melodies are jarring. I’ll be surprised if people actually like the song.

Oceanic Feeling: people will either love or hate this song. I personally loved it but it is on the slow side. There is a build up but there is no explosion. There’s a bit of a switch up at the very end with some of Jack Antonoff’s vocals.

If you liked the singles, you will like Secrets and Fallen Fruit. If you didn’t like the singles, you will hate the entire album.

And yes, the title track is one of the best songs on the album. If it was a dud for you then you’re going to be majorly disappointed

 

I might not end up liking this (I might end up loving it, maybe Friday, maybe in 10 years), but I definitely already respect the hell out of Lorde for sticking to her vision and playing the long game.

she could have easily rehashed Melodrama for the rest of her career.

 

Yep. Gotta respect her for doing what she wanted. I’m sure the album will still sell really well in its first week which is great.