Melodrama
by Lorde
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2017
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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 4504 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 353 out of 4504
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  1. vicoanjos
    Jul 23, 2018
    10
    More than one year since it was released, and I'm still addicted. I'm so proud of her. Best album of 2017
  2. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    Lorde was overcome by a lot and proved to have one of the best albums of his year and history. Each song conveys a feeling that only she can make you imagine. Fantastic production, wonderful lyrics and perfect concept. Less is more and these 11 songs are great by themselves.
  3. notAvillan
    Jul 14, 2018
    10
    From all the trash from 2017, this is such a refresher. The unique production to Lorde's personality is something we don't deserve honestly. Clever song writing and the emotion put into this album is overwhelming. It feels rather pure and authentic. It doesn't feel manufactured by some label company.
  4. sashaCZ1
    Jul 9, 2018
    10
    I love the way Lorde has evolved since Pure Heroine. She has grown up and you can feel it in her new songs. She loves to experiment. You can hear that too, with unusual transitions and bridges in some songs. She's very personal in her songs from Melodrama. As many have already mentioned, it's as if you were having a phone call with Lorde herself. I like the fact that there are noI love the way Lorde has evolved since Pure Heroine. She has grown up and you can feel it in her new songs. She loves to experiment. You can hear that too, with unusual transitions and bridges in some songs. She's very personal in her songs from Melodrama. As many have already mentioned, it's as if you were having a phone call with Lorde herself. I like the fact that there are no collaborations, I think Lorde is stronger alone. I loved every single song in this album and it's a pleasure listening to the songs as whole album, it feels like listening to a story with great vocals and melody. Looking forward to Lorde's next album.… Expand
  5. taylervu
    Jun 24, 2018
    10
    This is the best album of 2017, it's a story that been written by music, It began with the sadness in Green Light, Sober then the joy in Homemade Dynamite, The Lourve but don't stop at that, a terrible sadness in Liability and Hard Felling and the Anger in Loveless, after the anger is the sadness again but it's softer than the beginning in Sober II (Melodrama) and then the maturation inThis is the best album of 2017, it's a story that been written by music, It began with the sadness in Green Light, Sober then the joy in Homemade Dynamite, The Lourve but don't stop at that, a terrible sadness in Liability and Hard Felling and the Anger in Loveless, after the anger is the sadness again but it's softer than the beginning in Sober II (Melodrama) and then the maturation in Supercut, Writer In The Dark, Liability (Reprise) and finish the story with Perfect Places.... It's not just a story about the lost of love but it's also the criticism of "melodrama" in the teenagers nowaday, a debauched life style... The rhythm is new and different from her debut album "Pure Heroine" stronger, harder, more emotional.... It's the a masterpiece… Expand
  6. jemesc
    Jun 22, 2018
    10
    A truly amazing album. Lorde is a genre of her own.

    Strongest Tracks: Sober Ii (Melodrama), The Louvre, Supercut, Perfect Places

    Weaker Tracks: Liability (Reprise)
  7. thegreekguyraul
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    It would be an understatement to call this album a masterpiece. This is not a masterpiece. This is a monumental album dipped in opulent quality. An album with so much emotional violence, lyrics straight out of a poem and unconventional rhythms that seem to somehow bring such a breathtaking cohesion in every second. Everything is carefully placed. And while artists proclaim their albums toIt would be an understatement to call this album a masterpiece. This is not a masterpiece. This is a monumental album dipped in opulent quality. An album with so much emotional violence, lyrics straight out of a poem and unconventional rhythms that seem to somehow bring such a breathtaking cohesion in every second. Everything is carefully placed. And while artists proclaim their albums to be personal or to follow a new direction in their sound, they never seem to quite execute that in their delivery. Lorde seems to fly way ahead of that, instead directly demonstrating her peers how she can deliver such raw and genuine emotion into eleven tracks. You see a story of a young adolescent transitioning into adulthood captured so vividly, as if one were there with her. She is the first pop artist to be able to do this so well in the longest time. And while Lorde herself has denied that this is in fact a concept album, although simply a loose narrative, it feels like what many artists have stated their albums to be (i.e. Halsey). Where Halsey terribly fails in understanding what a concept album means, Lorde innately understands it to the best of her ability. This is the artist that blew the critics away with her incredible Pure Heroine at merely 16 years old and they were right. Lorde is a force to be reckoned with. An ambitious artist who knows how to execute everything she feels.… Expand
  8. kevindouglas
    Jun 12, 2018
    10
    MASTERPIECE

    Green Light: 10000/10
    Sober: 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite: 10/10
    The Louvre: 1000000/10
    Liability: 10000/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless: 100000000/10
    Sober II (Melodrama): 10/10
    Writer In the Dark: 100000000/10
    Supercut: 1000/10
    Liability (Reprise): 10/10
    Perfect Places: 10/10

    Total: 10/10
  9. Ocrideef
    Jun 6, 2018
    10
    Cuando salió "Green Light" al comienzo no me gusto tanto, ni la canción ni el cambio de sonido. Si mal no recuerdo, después salió "Liability" y me enamoré instantáneamente. Decidí darle otra oportunidad a "Green Light" y al escucharla detenidamente prestando atención a la letra me encantó la forma en que fue compuesta y me retracté de mi primera impresión. Después cada canción que ibaCuando salió "Green Light" al comienzo no me gusto tanto, ni la canción ni el cambio de sonido. Si mal no recuerdo, después salió "Liability" y me enamoré instantáneamente. Decidí darle otra oportunidad a "Green Light" y al escucharla detenidamente prestando atención a la letra me encantó la forma en que fue compuesta y me retracté de mi primera impresión. Después cada canción que iba saliendo era mejor y mejor. "Homemade Dynamite" & "Sober" tienen más de 10 en producción. "Supercut" es una perfecta canción POP que debería ser single. Los interludios también, todo en este álbum es perfecto. Así como también la cohesión del orden de las canciones en el álbum como van contando la historia y como va pasando por las diferentes fases de conocer a alguien nuevo. Sin duda el mejor álbum del 2017. Canción Favorita: "Perfect Places"… Expand
  10. PlatinumPipes28
    May 28, 2018
    10
    Very rarely after an artist releases a debut masterpiece do they follow it up with something just as good. This did not happen. Melodrama unprecedentedly EXCEEDS it's predecessor "Pure Heroin" and is the perfect follow-up. Lorde is a forest fire.
  11. nicolasfederick
    May 22, 2018
    9
    just... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  12. rrreeevvv49
    May 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best albums of the year. Features a varied pop production, excellent lyrics with a great overarching theme, and e great concept.
  13. LeadOxide
    May 1, 2018
    6
    Honestly this album is overrated. There are only a few standout tracks here: Green light, Homemade dynamite, Liability, Perfect places. The rest of the tracks are all over the place. The awful hook on The Louvre. The massively premature fadeout on Loveless. The boring silence at the end of Supercut. The completely unnecessary reprise of Liability. The anxiety inducing tension of Sober. TheHonestly this album is overrated. There are only a few standout tracks here: Green light, Homemade dynamite, Liability, Perfect places. The rest of the tracks are all over the place. The awful hook on The Louvre. The massively premature fadeout on Loveless. The boring silence at the end of Supercut. The completely unnecessary reprise of Liability. The anxiety inducing tension of Sober. The lyrics are definitely a redeeming feature on these tracks but they're still badly structured.… Expand
  14. JamesBunton
    Apr 28, 2018
    10
    Perfect in every single way. This album was so impressive to me. Thanks Lorde for this.
  15. adrian-zea
    Apr 27, 2018
    10
    it's amazing, Lorde knows the way to get attention with a single album, an interesting comeback, I deserved the grammy, it's an alternative pop album but it's one of the best in my life
  16. Nates_opinion
    Apr 26, 2018
    10
    After a fair hiatus New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde is back and better than ever her sophomore album. A crisp alternative pop concept masterpiece, with unique, beautiful and sometimes violent production by the one and only Jack Antonoff who has worked with other big artists such as Taylor Swift,
    P!nk, Sia and many more. After the success of her last album “Pure Heroine”, Lorde (Ella    After a fair hiatus New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde is back and better than ever her sophomore album. A crisp alternative pop concept masterpiece, with unique, beautiful and sometimes violent production by the one and only Jack Antonoff who has worked with other big artists such as Taylor Swift,
    P!nk, Sia and many more. After the success of her last album “Pure Heroine”, Lorde (Ella O’Conner) slams back with this glorious critically acclaimed ride that will have you singing, dancing, laughing and crying. Melodrama was nominated for album of the year and scored a 91 on meteoritic becoming one of the top 3 highest scoring albums of 2017. This record immediately grabbed my attention from its smooth vocals and incredibly unique sound which has made it not only my favorite album of 2017 but of all time.
    Every single song is meaningful, timeless and lovely, I could never pick a favorite.    … Expand
  17. partyfavor
    Apr 22, 2018
    9
    This album showed cohesiveness in sound and beauty graced throughout the whole time I listened and immersed myself into it. Every track has its own flavor and all of it didn't disappoint. Although for me honestly, the lyricism of Melodrama is a step backward from her debut album, Pure Heroine. But the overall vibe and vulnerability of the artist expressed in this album only further provedThis album showed cohesiveness in sound and beauty graced throughout the whole time I listened and immersed myself into it. Every track has its own flavor and all of it didn't disappoint. Although for me honestly, the lyricism of Melodrama is a step backward from her debut album, Pure Heroine. But the overall vibe and vulnerability of the artist expressed in this album only further proved that Lorde is undoubtedly one of the artists that are remarkable at this time.… Expand
  18. Sebastian2018
    Apr 11, 2018
    10
    Melodrama is simply the best album of 2017, it has everything a mixture of emotions, alternative rhythms and a rude and tender voice of lorde, I do not understand how I do not win the grammy
  19. OmarVita
    Apr 4, 2018
    10
    This is her best album, it shows how much she has matured as an artist and musician.
  20. matieu
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    Such an indescribable, cohesive and well-arranged album. She has put all her creativity and sense of pop imagery into it, showing us how far she can go. As previously said, there are no hyperbeat or radiophonic songs on this album, but it's still enjoyable. Once I thought "Pure Heroine" could be her best because of "Glory and Gore" and "Team", she went too far giving us "Sober" andSuch an indescribable, cohesive and well-arranged album. She has put all her creativity and sense of pop imagery into it, showing us how far she can go. As previously said, there are no hyperbeat or radiophonic songs on this album, but it's still enjoyable. Once I thought "Pure Heroine" could be her best because of "Glory and Gore" and "Team", she went too far giving us "Sober" and "Homemade Dynamite".… Expand
  21. Ldelrey
    Mar 11, 2018
    10
    De longe o melhor album pop de 2017, lorde apresenta um amadurecimento musical incrivel com faixas intensas e intimistas , nitidamente retratando a transição da juventude para a vida adulta.Uma obra prima do cenário pop atual.
  22. MahdiGamer
    Mar 9, 2018
    10
    Even though you may not like many pop albums ,you will probably like Melodrama. There are unique things you can only find in this album.
  23. mschulz
    Mar 6, 2018
    10
    In 2013, an unknown artist named Lorde released the song Royals, which became a hit globally. This led to her debut album Pure Heroine, a pop album that is filled with songs that cover Lorde’s teenage emotions. After a four-year hiatus, Lorde released her second album, Melodrama. This album was worth the four years wait.
    Melodrama is a self-reflection on the past years of her life after    In 2013, an unknown artist named Lorde released the song Royals, which became a hit globally. This led to her debut album Pure Heroine, a pop album that is filled with songs that cover Lorde’s teenage emotions. After a four-year hiatus, Lorde released her second album, Melodrama. This album was worth the four years wait.
    Melodrama is a self-reflection on the past years of her life after the overnight fame she gained with Royals, with solitude and heartbreak being the main themes of the album. In the duration of this album, Lorde embraces herself lyrically and accepts that sometimes she may be alone as she grows from teenager to young adult, as seen throughout each song’s lyrics.
    The songs on Melodrama are very much like the album’s title, melodramatic, with grand lyrics and production throughout. The album’s first track, “Green Light”, is a great example of this and sets the stage for the rest of the album. On Green Light, Lorde sings with passion of her frustrations with a past lover and being ready to move on from them. The production from Jack Antonoff accelerates this song even further adding more “grandness” to the song with multiple background instruments.
    The lyrics throughout Melodrama are wonderful and each song is written by Lorde herself. While the production throughout most of the album is poppy and upbeat, the lyrics hidden in plain sight say otherwise. For example, casual listeners of the song “Sober” might see the song as Lorde claiming she and her lover cannot be broken apart, but within the same song, she wonders what will become of them after they are no longer intoxicated at a party.
    Again, one of Lorde’s greatest strengths as a songwriter is her multidimensional lyrics that relate to all her listeners, even if they wouldn’t like to admit it. A song that showcases this strength is the ballad “Liability”, where Lorde is at her most vulnerable on Melodrama. On Liability, Lorde sings about feeling useless as well as being like a toy that will eventually be thrown out after one is bored with it, which reflects Lorde’s status as a pop star and the general public’s image of her but can also relate to listeners own potential insecurities and how they feel about their own relationships and friendships.
    Lorde is a once in a generation artist and Melodrama proves this, the lyrics are relatable and beautiful, and Jack Antonoff’s production helps add to Lorde’s voice even further. Even if listeners cannot commit their time to listen to this album for the full forty-one-minute duration, I still highly recommend listening to any song off Melodrama just to expose themselves to a taste of what Lorde brings to the pop genre with this album. Melodrama was one of the best albums of 2017 and is now personally one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s honestly amazing how talented Lorde is at such a young age. Being a Grammy-nominated and Billboard-topping album doesn’t even come close to the recognition this album deserves.    … Expand
  24. abrah
    Feb 5, 2018
    10
    the best album of all time, of course, deserved a lot a grammy...............
  25. KCZielinski
    Feb 4, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Though this is only Lorde's second studio album, I think that this is her bet yet. Written by both her and Jack Antonoff, the album is poetic, meaningful, and relatable to listeners all while being backed by catchy tunes. Lorde sings beautifully of what her adolescence/early adulthood venture is like, making it al the more relatable to her listeners and fans. 'Green Light' makes you want to speed down the highway in the middle of the night with the windows down, while 'Hard Feelings/Loveless' reminds the listener of the love that they lost, but how they are moving on.

    Keep in mind, Melodrama was also nominated for a Grammy for being the Album of the year. Though Lorde did not take the award home, she did in my opinion. Lorde has become one of the most anticipated artists while performing, accompanied by her crazy exciting dance moves across the stage. Melodrama taking the stage on her upcoming tour is going to be epic and should not be missed by any fans of her or the album.

    I think that Lorde did a great job with this album. It's relatable, strikes a chord with listeners, and is overall full of jams.    … Expand
  26. MartaAndrade
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    This is one of the best album i have heard, it's so atypical and really refreshing. Never pay much attention to Lorde but I will certainly chance this.
  27. CamdenRendell
    Jan 29, 2018
    8
    The album was put together very well. If you have the time to listen to this album, do yourself a favour.
  28. daviduwuxd
    Jan 25, 2018
    10
    lorde has changed a new style and it pleases the people who are going to listen to their new work. The album is really good with really good sounds and the rhythms are the best of the album. It is very recommendable to listen to all this piece of art
  29. MalArken
    Jan 22, 2018
    9
    A true grammy-worthy album... Lorde has just set the bar for not only herself, but most alt/pop music artists of the decade. almost every song of the track trilled me in their own beautiful way. Lorde successfully created her own genre years ago, and followed it up with a close-to-masterpiece in 2017.
  30. zantengo
    Jan 19, 2018
    10
    Melodrama can make you feel colors and taste feelings, Lorde has done one of the best album of all time, and she's just 21.
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#5 Most Shared Album of 2017

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Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

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  1. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Jul 10, 2017
    80
    There are no gimmicks. There’s nothing screaming for acceptance. Melodrama is a raw, real album under its sparkly clean production. One written for the masses but able to resonate with each individual listener.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    80
    Lorde's biggest achievement is retaining her emotional insight into herself and her generation despite her utterly transformed life. [Aug 2017, p.100]
  3. Prefix Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    85
    Still only 20 years old, Lorde could have been forgiven for floundering under the weight of expectation. Instead she’s reasserted her status as today’s ultimate alt-pop artist with a record that balances the contemporary with the classic in typically immaculate style.
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