Lorde’s third studio album, “Solar Power”, released August 20th of 2021 is still a record that can spark debate amongst fans and critics. This is pretty surprising given the way her first two efforts, “Pure Heroine” and “Melodrama” were stacked with dozens of awards, nominations and critical acclaim.
Her 2013 hit single “Royals” has become one of the best selling digital songs ever with twenty-two million units sold worldwide and ten million in the United States alone as of 2014. The song reached No. 1 on eighteen official charts across ten different countries.
Both of Lorde’s first two albums found themselves on multiple Year-End, Decade-End and All Time lists for albums. Additionally, “Pure Heroine” has sold over six million copies worldwide as of 2021. It should be noted that though “Melodrama” didn’t prove to be a sales giant, it critically was a darling.
If we look at “Solar Power” within the last year, it’s hard to find anything comparable to its predecessors; both of which achieved impressive feats within their first year of release - and sometimes, within only months of release.
The album’s chart and sales performance exhibit a stark difference, and much deliberation over the record’s quality seems to overshadow the music itself at times. So let’s look briefly into the development of “Solar Power” and then focus on the album’s reception to see why it is so divisive.
As we continue, let me know how you think “Solar Power” stacks up against her other albums and be sure to give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to stay connected to your favorite pop stars. Let’s get into Lorde's DIVISIVE "Solar Power" right now on Pop Dissected.
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MUSIC VIDEOS, LIVE PERFORMANCES & VIDEOS:
“A World Alone” at Parco Della Musica in Rome, Italy
https://youtu.be/97w4PbG1YL0
“Ribs” at Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, Germany
https://youtu.be/2oJRLoHCSD4
“Perfect Places” & “Solar Power” at Meridian Hall in Toronto, Canada
https://youtu.be/7OeGugzRaLo
https://youtu.be/DwVRGAJq3KU
“Supercut” at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Fransisco, California
https://youtu.be/rRHyG07dobk
“Fallen Fruit” (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/3ae1f3F9B_A
“Leader of a New Regime” (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/yuXI4XcGdns
“Mood Ring” (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/P103bWMdvtA
“Secrets from a Girl (Who’s Seen it All)
https://youtu.be/bRoVXGRm5-Q
“Solar Power” (Official Video)
Lorde Wins Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammys
MUSIC:
“Sunrise Over Big Data Country” by Dan Bodan
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpa4Ek82Pye0DX__epS5lQ
“Song of Sadhana” by Jesse Gallagher
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Thank you to Oleksandr Pidvalnyi for uploading “View of a Golden Sunset”!
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