Lorde - Melodrama (2017)

Somehow reminds me of post-peak Beck.

Lorde says the unconscious “blueprint” was a Primal Scream song (“Loaded”)—she even reached out for Gillespie’s “blessing” after recording it.

i heard "loaded" too, not "freedom" as much at first.

i think the song is fine idk. the cover art is bad i think.

like too lowest common denominator, an obvious nod to "cheeky" tik tok videos which is a depressing reference point to me.

butts are valid

fine i guess. it just seems like a very zeitgeisty body part.

you cracked the case

the press statement brad posted is really cringey too. i like the loaded/freedom rhythm though and the horn part that comes in near the end.

maybe i'm jealous that i'm not feral and free and vibrating at the highest level when summer comes around. all criticism is autobiography.

lmao x-post

xp I do detect a taint of external factors in your reaction.

when i first saw the single art it was posted without any context and i assumed it was some rare brazilian 70s lp

treeship if it makes you feel better, it's winter in New Zealand

She’s allowed to be 24 ffs

when i first saw the single art it was posted without any context and i assumed it was some rare brazilian 70s lp

― flopson, Saturday, June 12, 2021

Me too! Especially since I've been jamming Jorge Ben lately.

this song sucks btw

Still waiting for the hook.

saw it move

not listened yet, gonna wait and see if I encounter it in the course of life, seeming doubtful?

the comparisons to "Freedom '90" are freaking me out, first because "Freedom '90" is one of the most buoyant songs ever written, secondly because it has a pulse.

xp At this point, I fear it will be difficult for you to listen without prejudice.

This song is neither particularly good nor memorable. I was trying to think how it compared to the new Billie Eilish, but that song was not very good or memorable, either, so I couldn't remember it.

The coda sounds really similar to "At the Holiday Party" from the last St. Vincent record.

I feel like post-Fall Asleep Billie can get across a just-OK song on the strength of her performance alone, in a way that Lorde (despite being an artistic forerunner) can’t.

I agree w/ that

the comparisons to "Freedom '90" are freaking me out, first because "Freedom '90" is one of the most buoyant songs ever written, secondly because it has a pulse.

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, June 12, 2021 4:55 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

it tries to do the thing that freedom does. it fails.

it starts a little sultry and downtempo and then the "freedom"/"loaded" section is meant to be like a moment of catharsis when it kicks in at the 2:00 mark. i don't think it's really supposed to be joyful all the way through like freedom '90.

honestly, all current music seems to have at least some trace of gloom.

honestly, all current music seems to have at least some trace of gloom.

― treeship., Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:13 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

same, or maybe it's me.

i think the intro part (up to “im kinda like a prettier jesus”) is good and tantalizing but it needed to soar into a killer hook, instead everything from then on just falls flat

also, music video is terrible

I def got "Freedom '90" vibes before I read that everyone else did, too. But it sounds so anemic by comparison.

even the quiet part has the same sort of melodic lilt to it

would be a much better song if the quiet part only lasted the first verse at most

IMO, the blissed-out groove part doesn’t know what to do with itself when it hits (other than end with a few bars of obligatory-sounding horns toward the end); so bringing it in earlier wouldn’t solve the problem.

Just checked out the Primal Scream track—and, I mean, yeah (not that it’s a masterpiece either).

Oh, “Loaded” is a remix of an earlier song? How deep does this rabbit hole go, lol

if you've never heard screamadelica before you really should check it out asap

the groove on "solar power" is a little anemic for what it wants to be so yeah it wouldn't fix everything but it'd be a step in the right direction. it's very easy to imagine how this song could have been quite a decent early 90s pastiche thing instead of being only ok.

idk if the cult leader vibes of the lyrics/video are endearingly goofy or completely off-putting though

Yeah, I don’t know anything about Primal Scream (except the ILM “Bullshit Game” thread)—but I just learned on Wikipedia that Mayo Thompson produced their first album(!), so I distract myself with a few tracks from that.

I heard "Sympathy for the Devil" in the descending melody lines, which I guess is the DNA for "Loaded" and "Movin' on Up" anyway.

the cover art of this is an EXACT ripoff of some 70s album cover and it's driving me nuts I can't remember

some band like Free or Traffic etc

Yes thank God for Twitter

Loving Lorde's subtle homage to Free's s/t 1969 album. pic.twitter.com/aFUbcdMido

— Dave Segal (@editaurus) June 11, 2021

some Free cover connection going on here..

🖼

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But seriously looking forward to new Lorde, loved that last album so much.

to be more precise:

some Free cover connection going on here..

https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2021/06/lorde-solar-power-1623098760-1000x1000.jpeg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/Free_albumcover.jpg

But seriously looking forward to new Lorde, loved that last album so much.

― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), maandag 7 juni 2021 23:51

ok

Free cover connections! Come and get 'em while supplies last.

yikes, i haven't listened to lorde in a long time but this really sucks! 😬

I know this is ILX and all but I find it funny how much thought and theorizing and research/googling is going into a song that barely justifies its running time

the real joke is when it places in the eoy 77

should I listen to this y/n?

it's ok

it's the season of the lorde, you have to listen to it