Lorde - Virgin (June 27, 2025) • Page 9

I'm wondering if we're all listening to the same song because this fell flat for me.

 

Feels both more meaningful and interesting than a Melodrama retread with questionable lyrics

 

This is actually so fucking good. The visual is excellent too.

she back.

 

I’m thinking this is an “album track” for me but that’s not a bad thing assuming the album ends up being good

 

Both songs released so far are good imo, but this one is definitely the stronger one to me. Basically took all the background vibes that made the lead single work for me, and pushed them to the forefront.

Very excited for the full album.

 

I really like how sparse the production has been on these two songs, wondering if that will carry through the album or if it will be a pump fake for some more lush songs yet to come. I like “What Was That” more than this one, but it feels very personal. Very interested to hear how everything comes together.

 

This is what she posted about the song on her website



MAN OF THE YEAR

WRITTEN BY ME & JIM-E STACK PRODUCED BY ME & JIM-E STACK CELLO BY DEVONTÉ HYNES ASSISTED BY KOBY BERMAN, JACK MANNING, BAILEY KISLAK & IAN GOLD MIXED BY TOM ELMHIRST MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER

BIKING. SMOKING. SWIMMING. NEW STRENGTH IN MY SHOULDERS. FEELING SOMETHING AWAKENING. FIRST TAPING MY CHEST. SO SCARED TO BE HIM. THE GQ PARTY. LAYING BACK ON THE WHITE COUCH W THE MIC IN MY HAND AND LETTING IT HAPPEN. SUN. PERSIMMONS AND WALNUTS. VOCALS WITH AMS. TRYING TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A FONTANA, LIKE PAINTING BITTEN BY A MAN, LIKE THE NEW YORK EARTH ROOM. THE SOUND OF MY REBIRTH.

 

11 more days, I just need to hold out 11 more days

 

oh this sounds great

 

Hammer is the best of these three singles by a country mile. Holy cow.

 

Hammer is probably the best of the three, I’ll agree with that, but I’m mostly unimpressed by it. I feel like it doesn’t really go anywhere.

 

I’m pretty sure “Man of the Year” is still my favorite of the prerelease tracks, but this one is pretty close. Also, listening to it into “What Was That,” this feels like a strong opening to a pop album I’ll really love. The whole tone, vibe, whatever, is just spot on for me.

 

These songs are floating somewhere between Pure Heroine/Melodrama and Solar Power quality wise for me. Maybe closer to Solar Power. They're all solid but nothing is blowing me away like the first two records. I hope the rest changes that. I had so much confidence in her after Melodrama that it's surreal to be coming up on a decade since I've really loved a Lorde song.

 

Hammer is my least favorite of the three.

 

I love Hammer and the video, why is the whole thing kind of sapphic

 

I do wish the mix was less compressed feeling because these songs feel like they're shooting for huge anthemia and there's a lot more restraint to these near explosive moments. I'm wondering if it's intentional and maybe we're being edged for some huge moment at the end of this record. Maybe not, but I do still think the songs are great.

 

Hammer is sick, personally she is 3/3 for this album, I'm very excited