Artist of the Week: Lorde
As Lorde settles comfortably on our artist of the week throne, we can’t help but itch for new music from the young star. A couple months ago, Lorde did promise to make her return to the music scene with a string of new tunes.
She made the announcement in quite the charming manner: by sending fans a personal email stating that she’s been cookin’ something up in the studios with Producer, Jack Antonoff. And while we wait for those treats to land, we’ve still got to celebrate her ascension of the throne!
Now, Lorde is known for her distinct, moody tones. But what gives her music that extra flavor are her brilliant lyrics. Lorde’s able to master the art of presenting both simple and complex emotions with the strangest allusions. Her songs tell tales of dreams and palaces, of gore and glory – but when you read between the lines, you’ll find that under all her fantastical imagery, there are raw, authentic experiences. Her songs demand a bit of digging, a double-read and that’s what allows them to sneak between your ribs and settle deep in your heart. Read on and you’ll see what we mean.
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2. ‘Says he made the big mistake of dancing in my storm
Says it was poison
So I guess I’ll go home
Into the arms of the girl that I love’
– “Liability”
3. ‘You drape your wrists over the steering wheel
Pulses can drive from here
We might be hollow, but we’re brave’
– “400 Lux”
4. ‘All the double-edged people and schemes
They make a mess then go home and get clean
You’re my best friend, and we’re dancing in a world alone’
– “A World Alone”
5. ‘The way they are, the way they seem is something else, it’s in the blood
Their molars blinking like the lights, in the underpass where we all sit
And do nothing and love it’
– “White Teeth Teens”
6. ‘Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
But secretly they’re saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That’s why we’re making headlines’
– “Glory and Gore”
7. ‘It’s a switch flipped, it’s a pill tipped back, it’s a moon eclipse
It’s a marathon run or a mountain you scaled without thinking of size
I was frightened of every little thing that I thought was out to get me down’
“Bravado”
8. ‘Baby be the class clown
I’ll be the beauty queen in tears
It’s a new art form showing people how little we care
We’re so happy, even when we’re smilin’ out of fear’
– “Tennis Court”
9. ‘The men up on the news, they try to tell us all that we will lose
But it’s so easy in this blue, where everything is good’
– “Buzzcut Season”
10. ‘Uh-oh, dancin’ past the point of no return
Let go, we can free ourselves of all we’ve learned
I love this secret language that we’re speakin’
Say it to me, let’s embrace the point of no return’
– “Magnets”
By: Nina Karun