SHE DID IT AGAIN! I love how narrative this is and how vivid the imagery in each song is - everything is so easy to picture in your head and it compliments the aesthetics of the cover/hope theme AND the seasons as well. And for this to be a follow-up to the debut, where that first hope was born from? AUGH life is worth living!!!!
Faves: I Will Overcome, The WhatsApp Shakespeare, Beware..
User score has never been more wrong ngl. I will NEVER understand what you guys don't see in this project because, to me, it exudes Melodrama energy, just in a different style. It's equally as committed to its aesthetics through production, vocals, and visuals, but (though Melodrama still stands as my favourite Lorde project) it's just so intricately personal to Lorde in a way that Melodrama alludes to, but goes for a more accessible vibe. Clearblue is my favourite example of ... read more
So good from start to finish. The only slightly weaker track is The God of Lying (no idea why The Hardest Thing has a 79 she deserves better) and everything else is so Plastic Beach but like Indian Jungle Book vibes it's so so SO good. Love the conversations around mortality and God mixed into tracks like The Moon Cave while also just being so vibey like Delirium. I think this actually might be one of their more consistent projects - usually I handpick a lot of favourites but this feels ... read more
Ok was NOT expecting this to be as peak as it is?? Watch me sob and cry on the dance floor at 'tú me enseñaste a querer' because somehow when you put this beat under it it makes it 100x sadder??
Just logging on to say Ya'aburnee at 78 is absolutely CRIMINAL. I am so sorry but have we read the lyrics to this song??? They do such a fantastic job at matching the song's ethereal nature while also delving into the existentialism of motherhood. I fear we as a society moved on too quickly so here is me forcing you to remember how good these lyrics are:
"I get undertones of sadness when I think about the moments that I never got to spend with you"
"I can't ... read more