• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2017
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  1. May 20, 2021
    10
    This album has the unique ability of taking me to a different place and story every single minute. Each song has a different personality, a shape, a texture, a feeling (or a mix of all of them). I've been listening to it since the release and today I couldn't be more excited to see fresh work from Lorde.
  2. May 17, 2021
    10
    An absolutely perfect album. Lorde is a really smart singer. She always know how to combine her outstanding songwriting skills with her deep vocal. Perfect mix. This is one of the best pop albums ever produced, and I believe that everyone should listen to this with the kind of openness that accepts the music into your hearts. Lorde writes about the deepest level of humanity that lies deepAn absolutely perfect album. Lorde is a really smart singer. She always know how to combine her outstanding songwriting skills with her deep vocal. Perfect mix. This is one of the best pop albums ever produced, and I believe that everyone should listen to this with the kind of openness that accepts the music into your hearts. Lorde writes about the deepest level of humanity that lies deep inside of us, and we don't see artists like that everywhere. "Melodrama" is the treasure of human population. Expand
  3. May 15, 2021
    10
    ¡Una obra maestra absoluta!  Este álbum es simplemente asombroso, Lorde tiene una forma peculiar de hacer sus proyectos musicales, Melodrama, en especial, tiene una fórmula muy extraña pero elegante que se nota en la letra y producción de cada canción, sentí a esto como un álbum muy personal, como si  las canciones hicieron que mis sentimientos y emociones se expresaran físicamente, como¡Una obra maestra absoluta!  Este álbum es simplemente asombroso, Lorde tiene una forma peculiar de hacer sus proyectos musicales, Melodrama, en especial, tiene una fórmula muy extraña pero elegante que se nota en la letra y producción de cada canción, sentí a esto como un álbum muy personal, como si  las canciones hicieron que mis sentimientos y emociones se expresaran físicamente, como una explosión de mi subconsciente que no puedo explicar completamente, me enamoré de este disco desde la primera vez que lo escuché ❤️ Expand
  4. May 11, 2021
    10
    This album, Anti and Lemonade are the best albums of 2017 and no one can change my mind. Lorde didn't need more than like 6 writers for the whole album, and the production is just flawless in every single track. Liability is so well written i actually have to listen to it several times to realize how good it is. Writer in the dark is so touching, Supercut and Sober are so fun, HomemadeThis album, Anti and Lemonade are the best albums of 2017 and no one can change my mind. Lorde didn't need more than like 6 writers for the whole album, and the production is just flawless in every single track. Liability is so well written i actually have to listen to it several times to realize how good it is. Writer in the dark is so touching, Supercut and Sober are so fun, Homemade dynomite is so empowering and Green light is nostalgic... this album had me on a rollercoaster of emotions that i want to get in over and over again. Lorde made music such an art that she doesn't even need amazing vocals or overproduction to conquer. Queen! Expand
  5. Apr 18, 2021
    10
    The album is too great to describe how a gargantuan masterpiece she invented. It just so good and overwhelms me so good
  6. Apr 12, 2021
    6
    It is undeniable that Lorde manages to surprise us with lyrics characterized by an unsuspected depth. She appears to be self-conscious and beautifully analyzes her feelings and deeds. Lyrically (and with many highs and lows) what she offers is really interesting. There definitely is some quotable content in 'Melodrama'.

    However I still consider this project as way too overrated. Lorde's
    It is undeniable that Lorde manages to surprise us with lyrics characterized by an unsuspected depth. She appears to be self-conscious and beautifully analyzes her feelings and deeds. Lyrically (and with many highs and lows) what she offers is really interesting. There definitely is some quotable content in 'Melodrama'.

    However I still consider this project as way too overrated. Lorde's voice is the same on almost each and every tracks. As she put effort on lyrics delivery at some point I can't completely blame her but she still could have done so much better with her voice. On the other side we have the production that I find sooo unoriginal and effortless. It could have come from 'Pure Heroin'. Anyway I recognize the very few risks Lorde and her producers took here and there but it is just not enough to make the thing shine as a whole. It is a decent pop album and you will probably love it as much as you love pop style because it never barely goes beyond the ease of it.
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  7. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    A perfect album that doesn’t even have any garbage track, especially the liability and hard feelings are some of the songs that will surely help someone haha, tho tbh, this album will grow on you eventually.
  8. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is what future looks like y'all. The production is so unique and experimental. And the way she delivers those lyrics is just the most underrated thing in the world.
  9. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I have ever listened too can’t wait to see what she might do in L3
  10. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Maior e melhor álbum da década passada, o que Lorde trouxe aqui não veremos tão cedo! Ela foi extremamente perspicaz nesse projeto, fico lisonjeado em poder desfrutar dessa perfeição de disco, cada vez que você ouve esse álbum você se apaixona mais.
  11. Mar 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melodrama just hits different when you're going through serious sh!t, anyways, love Lorde so much!! I'm waiting for L3 Expand
  12. Mar 30, 2021
    8
    Such a well produced and geniously written story. Lorde really knows how to turn her emotions into beautiful songs.
  13. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Melodrama (Lorde)
    Green Light - 9/10
    Sober - 8.5/10
    Homemade Dynamite - 9.5/10
    The Louvre - 8.5/10
    Liability- 10/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless - 9/10
    Sober II (Melodrama) - 10/10
    Writer in the Dark - 10/10
    Supercut - 9.5/10
    Liability (Reprise) - 8/10
    Perfect Places- 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite (Remix) - 10/10
    Overall: 10/10
  14. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melodrama
    Green Light - 9/10
    Sober - 8.5/10
    Homemade Dynamite - 9.5/10
    The Louvre - 8.5/10
    Liability- 10/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless - 9/10
    Sober II (Melodrama) - 10/10
    Writer in the Dark - 10/10
    Supercut - 9.5/10
    Liability (Reprise) - 8/10
    Perfect Places- 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite (Remix) - 10/10
    Overall: 10/10 ASTRONOMICAL BROO! this album is just yes. i could listen to this album any time, morning, evening, night and i wouldn’t be bored! zero skips and the melody in every song makes the album 100x better.
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  15. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Meeeeeeeedddddddhhhhhhh i dont like it this album is so meh idk but lorde sing god ammm xd
  16. Mar 21, 2021
    10
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  17. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Uno de los álbumes más bellos de los últimos años, definitivamente Lorde se superó con respecto a su álbum debut.
  18. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    LORDE knows how to make a real album its perfect! we love you lorde keep doing music!
  19. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Melodrama was my first contact with Lorde's work and i couldn't be more fed with beautiful content than this. It is perfect and impacted me so much in long ways. Thank you, Lorde and Antonoff!
  20. Mar 18, 2021
    10
    Love this album, the lyrics are so beautiful like poetry. There isn't a bad song on it.
  21. Jan 12, 2021
    10
    i love this album sooo much, the lyrics, the vocals, the production are on point. Not a single skip on this 11 track album. Great body of work by Lorde.
  22. Jan 10, 2021
    10
    aoty!!! if i had to choose an album to stream for the rest of my life and turn into my religion it will definitely be melodrama. manifesting L3 this year
  23. Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Mejor álbum de la historia simplemente cada canción es totalmente diferente a la anterior
  24. Jan 1, 2021
    10
    Es 2021 y puedo decir que fue el álbum que me ha ayudado a superar y sobrellevar el 2020. De verdad que los sonidos, las letras, los colores que este álbum transmite es muy bueno, de verdad es mi álbum favorito. Agradezco a Lorde por darnos este álbum que me ha salvado la vida, literalmente.
  25. Dec 20, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores albunes que escuché en mi vida. Se merecís el grammy en mi opinión
  26. Dec 12, 2020
    10
    she can picture perfectly in her songs all kind of feelings,, since the louvre to hard feelings, really impressive
  27. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    lorde is an iconic artist, and this album is just the best one i’ve ever heard on my life!
  28. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    perfection. I don’t know if she can top this. Brilliant production and lyrics from her and Jack Antonoff. Her vocal arrangements are really nice tooh
  29. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. Lorde’s repertoire is just stellar. This album feels like Pure Heroine’s older and more mature sister which makes sense since Lorde herself has grown.

    The artistry with the lyrics and production. Absolutely amazing.
  30. Dec 7, 2020
    9
    At the age of 20, Lorde has proven to be the future of this industry with masterful skills at pop music.

    Favorite tracks: Green Light, Sober, The Louvre, Liability, Hard Feelings / Loveless, Sober II (Melodrama), Writer in the Dark, Supercut, Perfect Places
    Least favorite tracks: Liability (Reprise)
  31. Dec 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. lorde evolution is so much notice, her can do a work with originility, the real album of 2017. Expand
  32. Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Melodrama changed how I hear music, see music, and write music. The lyrics are rich, the production is beautiful.
  33. Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Lyrically the best album ever existed lorde can write the Bible but does Jesus can write Melodrama?? I don't think so
  34. Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Album of the millenium. This album is everything. Lorde is the queen of alternative.
  35. Nov 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. one of the best albums.It is raw and authentic,there's no songs I wanna skip. Expand
  36. Nov 9, 2020
    10
    It's 2am on a Saturday morning and you are plagued with last nights mistskes and todays hangover. The memory of the party from before in it's vivid coulprs:the darkened room,blurred faces,heat,buzz of tge release of inhibitions. Only you through this party after your boyfriend left you. That entire event was a distraction that forced you to pay attention to your darker crevices. That'sIt's 2am on a Saturday morning and you are plagued with last nights mistskes and todays hangover. The memory of the party from before in it's vivid coulprs:the darkened room,blurred faces,heat,buzz of tge release of inhibitions. Only you through this party after your boyfriend left you. That entire event was a distraction that forced you to pay attention to your darker crevices. That's what i think of when i hear this and is y i give it a full 10/10. It is pop music at it's great and an artist at their source. It tells a story without sacrificing musicality, 'poppiness'. She uses catchy hooks ,unbelievably original choruses,irregular structures to explore the triumphant yet messy transition from adolescence to adulthood through the female gaze. One of this album's greatest achievements besides it's amazing production or exceptionally suiting/affecting coverart is it's idiosyncrasies. She uses specific lyrics"hate the beach" "buying groceries " that despite their specificity connect with each listener personally. This album manages being versatile whilst maintaining cohesion. Having a concept and interludes without using fillers or seeming pointless to the album or ruining it's flow.
    In conclusion this album is a dissertation on freedom and how it makes us feel,from abandoned to excited to apprehensive to at peace and we get to experience that with her 11 tracks or the rest of our lives depending on if change ever normalizes
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  37. Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Melodrama is one of the most legendary albums of all time! I can't choose my favorite song, all songs are TERRIFIC. And I don't think that people who is listened whole album can choose their number one song. And THIS ALBUM DESERVED ALBUM OF THE YEAR DON'T TRY TO CHANGE MY MINE!!
  38. Nov 4, 2020
    10
    This is singlehandedly the best album of all time. Jack Antonoff POPPED off with his production and sampling of squeaky chairs in jungle city studios new york.
  39. Nov 3, 2020
    10
    Best album of the last decade, maybe of this century also or even ever made!
    Everything with this masterpiece is just perfect, truly an impressive record.. From the magnificent maximalist production, brilliant lyrics, Melodrama is just a roller coaster of deep emotional songs like 'Liability', atmospheric stories like 'Sober II' and upbeat perfections like Hard 'Feelings/Loveless' or 'Supercut'.
  40. Nov 3, 2020
    8
    definitely not as good as everybody makes it out to be, but an album worth the listen.
  41. Nov 2, 2020
    10
    Este álbum me dio las emociones que necesitaba, melodrama sabe juntar muy bien las emociones con las canciones, ritmos buenos y calmadas, lírica muy bien pensada, sinceramente hasta Loveless me encanta a pesar que no es una canción de por sí. Lorde sí sabe hacer música y por eso ella es la reina del alternativo.
  42. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    A perfeição em forma de álbum, eu estou muito ansioso pelo seu próximo lançamento!
  43. Oct 31, 2020
    10
    In my opinion the best album of 2017 and one of the best of all time. Deserved so much more love at the Grammys.
  44. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    this is one of the best albums ever made point blank period. the story being told is so beautiful, they way she tells it is perfect. lorde is a once in a lifetime artist. we will truly never get anyone like her again.
  45. Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ¿Como definiría este álbum con una sola palabra? Esa sería, aburrido y genérico. Expand
  46. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    I could say this should be 2018's AOTY but i feel it wouldn't be completely fair to Kendrick. Although, it definitely deserved the nomination and so much more.
  47. Oct 18, 2020
    10
    incredible talented brilliant amazing show stopping spectacular never the same totally unique completely not ever been done before
  48. Oct 15, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece. AOT 10’s. Lorde really knows how to show us all her feelings with her art, as by lyrics as by the melodies - it’s really impressive!
  49. Sep 28, 2020
    10
    melodrama is a future pop classic. with immaculate production, and interesting and engaging storytelling, melodrama exceeds the expectations of any of the pop album's i've heard. some standout tracks, in my opinion, include green light, sober, the louvre, liability, hard feelings/loveless, sober ii (melodrama), supercut, liability (reprise), and perfect places. i love the production andmelodrama is a future pop classic. with immaculate production, and interesting and engaging storytelling, melodrama exceeds the expectations of any of the pop album's i've heard. some standout tracks, in my opinion, include green light, sober, the louvre, liability, hard feelings/loveless, sober ii (melodrama), supercut, liability (reprise), and perfect places. i love the production and cohesiveness of melodrama's sound. two of my favorite songs of all time belong to this album: hard feelings & supercut. i love the dreamy and emotional sound of both the songs and the emotionally meaningful lyricism for the tracks. this album is only for those who really appreciate true pop and alternative music. i'm honestly a bit shocked and frustrated that it didn't win album of the year at the 2018 grammys. Expand
  50. Sep 23, 2020
    10
    The melody, rhythm, lyrics and everything is RAW. It's creepy how in a good way because of how good it sounds. It makes you question. how good can an artist be?
  51. Jun 16, 2017
    9
    Melodrama is a true modern art-pop masterpiece. Lorde is one of a kind. No more words needed.
  52. Sep 15, 2020
    10
    An amazing album, amazing album cover, full of emotions and details, great writing.
  53. Sep 14, 2020
    10
    Es el álbum de la década o si no del milenio, consta de muchas situaciones reales que todos nos podemos identificar y las cristaliza en música.
  54. Sep 14, 2020
    10
    This is a very good album, Lorde is too creative and a great songwritter. She doesn't need the charts because her songs are a masterpiece. I love so much the first single and the album is great. I can't wait for new music by Lorde.
  55. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    every song on this album is perfect, a masterpiece the best album of all time
  56. Sep 7, 2020
    10
    cada música que se escuta parece que tem cores saindo por todos os lados,a capa,o título,as composições tudo é excepcionalmente feito pra mostrar qualidade. a lorde revolucionou a música com apenas dois álbuns e eu mal posso esperar pelo terceiro álbum.
  57. Sep 2, 2020
    10
    E foi aqui, nesse mosteiro, que a cantora Lorde foi vista pela última vez...
    E que vista, hein?! Depois de perder pro Bruno Mars precisei fazer 6 meses de terapia.. você vai receber minhas notas fiscais havaiano dos infernos
  58. Sep 2, 2020
    8
    lo encuentro mejor que su anterior álbum pero a la vez no. lorde se ha centrado más en ritmos movidos y realmente es destacable, me gustan mucho las canciones, junto con la estética de colores marinos. las canciones son diferentes entre ellas, lo que hace al álbum disfrutable. mis canciones favoritas son homemade dynamite, sober y perfect places
  59. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Best album I have ever heard in my life! I never have experienced this much of excrement from an album and love towards it! The more I listen to it the more I fall in love with it. I recommend 100% I can’t even explain it, you just have to listen for yourself!
  60. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Its so good! Pop or cry, you can certainty do both. It's 2020 and the album still holds up!
  61. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    As emoções que esse album traz é algo perfeito de se ouvir e sentir, um mix de alegria, sentimentos, tristeza, pensamento e reflexões. Composições impecáveis e um trabalho muito bem feito e impecavelmente produzido.
  62. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum que he escuchado por una artista femenina, es simplemente una obra de arte, desde su portada, los sonidos y las letras. Lorde nos dio arte, debemos esperar por eso que queremos (nueva música).
  63. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This album is my favourite album of all time. Lorde is masterclass artist who can make the most versatile music in a single album. Shes a brilliant artist. And this album is a testament to that image. Please listen to it its brilliant
  64. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Lorde is one of the best lyricist out there and Jack Antonoff is an amazing producer. Hope they continue working together
  65. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Definitely her best album yet! Amazing production paired with amazing lyrics!! No one is on Lorde’s level
  66. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Excellent body of work. One of the best albums released last decade and deserves the Album of The Year award.
  67. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Just a perfect album, one of the best bodies of work I’ve ever heard, and I haven’t stopped listening since 2017. Perfect production, lyrics, vocals and story.
  68. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    De los mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos, sin duda Lorde solo sabe hacer arte.
  69. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece. Flawless. Perfect. Album kf the millennium. Periodth.
  70. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    ela perdeu o aoty em 2018 pq esse é o album do milênio manos
    sem dúvida a melhor do mundoooo
  71. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is the way you make a perfect album, the sounds the lyrics everything is on point , lorde has became the future of music industry
  72. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Lorde is demonstrating all emotions in this album with absolute perfection.
  73. Aug 16, 2020
    10
    definitely one of my favorite albums of all time! as someone who was already a huge fan of pure heroine i didn't expect lorde (or anyone else tbh) to be able to top that but somehow she did. not only is the production amazing but also the lyrics are more than beautiful. the lyrics are probably what makes the entire album feel much more mature, in the best way possible!
  74. Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece. Lorde is the best artist of the industry. Melodrama has so amazing and personal’s songs that makes me think it’s unsurpassed.
  75. Aug 7, 2020
    10
    ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!

    Lorde truly outdid herself. Pure heroine was great and melodrama is even better. Which is incredible considering she was only 15/16 when she made pure heroine and only 18/19 when she made melodrama. There is truly nobody who can capture stories and feelings that are so complex and sing about them beautifully. Nobody does it like her.
  76. Aug 2, 2020
    10
    The storytelling and lyrics in this album are incredible. criminally underrated and a true gem
  77. Jul 30, 2020
    10
    the instrumentals and the lyrics in this album are amazing. i loved it so much
  78. Jul 29, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece! I’m speechless throughout the whole album. It’s a combination of sadness and joy that paints a picture of dramatic blue, the color of post-breakup feelings. This album definitely deserves a 10/10.
  79. Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Melodrama es uno de esos álbumes que lo escuchas y jamás te cansarías de escucharlo. Es arte este disco y su voz hermosa, letras hermosas.
  80. Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Album of the year 2017! This amazing masterpiece brought by lorde and jack antonoff shows the marvelous ability of both and the level of art they can make
  81. Jul 27, 2020
    10
    3 years after this album was released I finally listened to it, and I regret not hearing this masterpiece before. This album is just magnificent. The songs were in the order they managed to be so that this album feels like a story or a movie. The production on this album was great, innovative, hard, and not too experimental to me; the lyrics as well, they could emit emotions on me, and3 years after this album was released I finally listened to it, and I regret not hearing this masterpiece before. This album is just magnificent. The songs were in the order they managed to be so that this album feels like a story or a movie. The production on this album was great, innovative, hard, and not too experimental to me; the lyrics as well, they could emit emotions on me, and sometimes they even made me create in my head scenes of what she was singing about. I'll be honest, the first time I heard it I didn't really connect to the album, but after hearing it again I realized that I ignored too many details, it was like I had a beautiful painting in front of me and I just looked at it saying "meh"; but after the second listen I really enjoyed it and as I was listening to the album more and more, it progressively got better.
    So, if you don't like the album it's because you don't want to appreciate it.
    So far, this is my favorite album ever.
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  82. Jul 27, 2020
    10
    ALBUM OF THE DECADE!!!!
    one of the best albums ever released Can't wait for her 3rd album
  83. Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Every song has its own story, instrumental-wise phenomenal, lyric-wise immaculate, love it in every single way.
  84. Sep 3, 2019
    10
    this is such a powerful album without songs to skip. and writer in the dark is just perfect
  85. Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The fact that Lorde constructed such a mature and sophisticated project at such a young age is impressive as hell. Melodrama tells such a relatable and universal story of hedonism and the difficulties of life as a young adult but from such a unique and detailed perspective. Her songwriting is evocative, poignant and truly harrowing at points, while Jack's production is customarilyThe fact that Lorde constructed such a mature and sophisticated project at such a young age is impressive as hell. Melodrama tells such a relatable and universal story of hedonism and the difficulties of life as a young adult but from such a unique and detailed perspective. Her songwriting is evocative, poignant and truly harrowing at points, while Jack's production is customarily immaculate. This is a strong contender for the greatest pop album of all time and continues to age like a fine wine.

    Favourites: Sober, Homemade Dynamite, Green Light, Supercut, Hard Feelings / Loveless, The Louvre
    Least favourite: none
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  86. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    I couldn't possibly forget to review this masterpiece. This album is so well done and cohesive. Every single song is good and you don't want to skip any of them. Greatly written and produced and deserved the AOTY Grammy. Can't wait for her new album because I know she will deliver a another masterpiece, like she always does.
  87. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Absolutely a masterpiece deserve a Grammy work lorde is so talented omg I respect her and she is a model for our youngsters
  88. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    OH GOD three years and still a masterpiece i can't believe lorde really did THIS
  89. Jul 24, 2020
    6
    top 3 favs: the louvre, writer in the dark and hard feelings

    least favs: sober I & loveless
  90. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    album have century, no ones do it like her! i wait for lorde third album!!!
  91. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    She really delivered her very best work yet with this album. The production is top notch and the songs are beautifully written. I would give 11/10 if i can.
  92. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    pure perfection. this has been a defining album of the past decade. it's been 3 years since its release and every song on this album is still playable and doesn't feel worn out.
  93. Jul 22, 2020
    10
    truly the best album of all time methinks. i just can’t explain the feelings each and every second of every track on this album evokes inside of me. i don’t know a more powerful artist and i’m itching for her third work of art to be released
  94. Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Is art, simply is the best work of Lorde, I loved every song, the production is amazing!!
  95. Jun 17, 2020
    9
    This album is great. It will likely be Lorde's magnum opus. It's beautiful. It's visceral. But why am I only giving it a nine instead of a ten. Well, there are some strange production choices made by Antonoff (who is extrordinarily talented) that hold this back from a ten. It could have had a little more punch in some places, and in others there is far too much layering on Lorde's vocals,This album is great. It will likely be Lorde's magnum opus. It's beautiful. It's visceral. But why am I only giving it a nine instead of a ten. Well, there are some strange production choices made by Antonoff (who is extrordinarily talented) that hold this back from a ten. It could have had a little more punch in some places, and in others there is far too much layering on Lorde's vocals, like "Writer In The Dark". But this album's immaculate storytelling and writing are something to behold.

    Best tracks: Green Light, Homemade Dynamite, Liability, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Perfect Places
    Worst tracks: Writer In The Dark
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  96. Jun 10, 2020
    10
    Melodrama is impressive on its solidity, profundity and personality. The full album shows that Jack Antonoff's production is in total sintony with Lorde's vision.
  97. Jun 6, 2020
    10
    This is definitely more than music. This is a way of interpreting things. This is a way to spit out all of your naked emotions. The production is on point. The lyrics are amazing. The album as a whole body of work is amazing. This will be difficult to top.
  98. Jun 5, 2020
    10
    What can I say about Melodrama? amazing, beautiful, incredible... There are so much words to describe this album. It changes my life and affects my life so much. I can dance to this, cry to this the whole day. Lorde is a very talented songwriter and story teller. I really love how each tracks of this album represents a story that Lorde would want to tell us. Lorde is a very passionate andWhat can I say about Melodrama? amazing, beautiful, incredible... There are so much words to describe this album. It changes my life and affects my life so much. I can dance to this, cry to this the whole day. Lorde is a very talented songwriter and story teller. I really love how each tracks of this album represents a story that Lorde would want to tell us. Lorde is a very passionate and vulnerable artist. I love all tracks of this album. This album is one of my top 10 most favorite albums of all time. We love you Ella !! Expand
  99. Jun 2, 2020
    10
    All of the emotions from a teenage is blasted in this album. Lorde captures the moments from party, broke up, having a crush... it is still refreshing in 2020
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. 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.
  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. 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.