Solar Power
by Lorde
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 20, 2021
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 1363 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 134 out of 1363
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  1. megbfly
    Aug 21, 2021
    3
    I LOVE Lorde’s past catalogue. Her previous two are two of my favorite albums, but this one falls flat. While I think it is great she wanted to go into a new direction with her music and I support that, the production on this album is lacking. There was so much more that could have been done while staying true to the theme. Most songs sound very similar (acoustic guitar) with nothing toI LOVE Lorde’s past catalogue. Her previous two are two of my favorite albums, but this one falls flat. While I think it is great she wanted to go into a new direction with her music and I support that, the production on this album is lacking. There was so much more that could have been done while staying true to the theme. Most songs sound very similar (acoustic guitar) with nothing to pull me back to want to listen again. There are two deluxe tracks, and I believe the album could have benefited from the variation those tracks have in production. After four years between albums, I was greatly disappointed.… Expand
  2. danlimmaa
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Poorly constructed project, album too shallow and lacking cohesion, too weak commercially, totally forgettable.
  3. legendarysia
    Aug 20, 2021
    1
    Meh but there are two cute songs worth to try in this album ,she shoulve made this an EP
  4. MS_ksshgs
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    not a good album at all, melodrama was such a better with high quality. Kwkakakakw
  5. ErickAsked
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    I expected a lot more, I thought this album was quite weak, i like the last her album
  6. feer_hg
    Aug 20, 2021
    2
    Urge cancelación para Jack Antonoff. Es triste que una gran compositora esté atenida a una persona producción.
  7. billiedesers10
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    she caught the worst sound she could make after of melodrama,since this new album is all white and boring sounds
  8. Skydog
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Very boring, generic album. People saying this is a "Lyrical masterpiece" haven't read any novels at all. Yes comparing novels to lyrics can be a bit silly, but until you've read great songwriters like Davey Havok, Neil Peart, etc. you won't understand. A huge disappointment after such a great sophomore album. Unfortunately metacritic's score is being charged by fangirls and fanboys (whichVery boring, generic album. People saying this is a "Lyrical masterpiece" haven't read any novels at all. Yes comparing novels to lyrics can be a bit silly, but until you've read great songwriters like Davey Havok, Neil Peart, etc. you won't understand. A huge disappointment after such a great sophomore album. Unfortunately metacritic's score is being charged by fangirls and fanboys (which is why no one sues Metacritic as a creditable source....) who can't look at Lorde's flop and accept it.… Expand
  9. thebestie
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    It's a pretty boring album, the same sounds, it looks like I was listening to a 40-minute song, I don't recommend listening to it
  10. Erick2302
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tardó 4 años para sacar un album tan malo, es monótono y todas las canciones son iguales. Ojalá se retire porque su música es horrenda.… Expand
  11. manicbabydoll
    Aug 20, 2021
    3
    Her best lyrics but her worst music. Everything sounds the same and is boring. Mood Ring is the star of the show.
  12. Mateocd
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Amaba a lorde pero me decepcionó cuando dijo que no lanzaría Solar Power en CD, ojalá flopee y este álbum sea amarillo, se me sale toda la Stoned at the nail station
  13. reynerfan
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Not even as close as Melodrama. I’m so sorry but my expectations were higher. Flop.
  14. crossedline
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Terrible album. We wanted music and not long, boring narrations. Folklore and evermore are 1000 times better than this album whose no song is up to the mark. I can barely reach the end of a song without feeling bored. Thanks for wasting my time.
  15. Juuuuly899
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Her best album, and now I'm not her fan I'm really dissapointed i feel bad for the music, David Bowie was wrong
  16. micn
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Água de chuca em um dia enrolado. É deprimente esperar 4 anos pra lançar algo tão morno desse jeito.… Expand
  17. Guycalledpatric
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Cohesive album but very hard to finish. Nothing sticks throughout and I was expecting so much better from Lorde.
  18. Kelpin
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very boring, generic album. People saying this is a "Lyrical masterpiece" haven't read any novels at all. Yes comparing novels to lyrics can be a bit silly, but until you've read great songwriters like Davey Havok, Neil Peart, etc. you won't understand. A huge disappointment after such a great sophomore album. Unfortunately metacritic's score is being charged by fangirls and fanboys (which is why no one sues Metacritic as a creditable source....) who can't look at Lorde's flop and accept it… Expand
  19. teenagedreams
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    most songs here have no memorable melodies, choruses or bridges, the lyrics are shallow and giving off major annoying rich white girl who talks to plants and just learned about shakras and yoga. very disappointing.
  20. 1lixo
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    too pale and the same. I think the last productions of athonoff kinda brind the same energy in every single song
  21. CateHuguet
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Better than I expect. Plenty of mainstream pop stars have decided they no longer want to be mainstream pop stars. They’ve tried everything to achieve their goal, from making deliberately unlistenable albums, to – in the memorable case of the late Scott Walker – locking themselves in a monastery on the Isle of Wight.
    But few have attempted to bid farewell to mainstream pop stardom as    Better than I expect. Plenty of mainstream pop stars have decided they no longer want to be mainstream pop stars. They’ve tried everything to achieve their goal, from making deliberately unlistenable albums, to – in the memorable case of the late Scott Walker – locking themselves in a monastery on the Isle of Wight.
    But few have attempted to bid farewell to mainstream pop stardom as prettily as Lorde does on her third album. It opens with a guitar picking a gentle, woozy-sounding figure. A flute glides beatifically by and Lorde offers a grim depiction of life as a teenager superstar – complete with “nightmares from the camera flash” – before apparently saying goodbye to all that: “alone on a windswept island”, she “won’t take the call if it’s the label or radio”. “If you’re looking for a saviour,” she adds, “that’s not me”, which would sound a little self-aggrandising had the world of online fandom not become so overheated that whenever a female pop star posts anything on social media, the responses are clogged up by stans calling them “mum”, “queen” and “goddess”.    … Expand
  22. Leandrop
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lixo tá uma merda. Lixo lixo
    Lixoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooóooooooooooooooooo
    Horrível    … Expand
  23. artvjon
    Aug 22, 2021
    3
    It's almost like Lorde didn't even want to make an album. Extremely disappointing, it's not even debatable I don't feel that this is in every way inferior to her previous 2 masterpieces.
  24. DonCalamardo09
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    her worst album, we wait 4 years for this $h!t? she needs to retire because she sucks
  25. danhoney
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A parte lírica do álbum é razoável, mas longe do que todos esperávamos da Lorde, a garotinha compositora que estreou na década passada. Porém, a parte que realmente não me cativou (e com toda certeza não cativou muita gente) é a sonoridade pesada e monótona. Definitavamente é um álbum bom, porém, apenas aquém do que a Lorde pode fazer junta a Jack Antonoff.… Expand
  26. yosrege
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    it's so good to see her doing what she wants to do. she is much happier and it's the best feeling in the world to see her beautiful big smile. it's a no skip album for me and it is a masterpiece that will be discussed and loved even more in the future. it is so sad that this album is being compared with "melodrama" which has a whole other theme. she grew up and she is finding her true selfit's so good to see her doing what she wants to do. she is much happier and it's the best feeling in the world to see her beautiful big smile. it's a no skip album for me and it is a masterpiece that will be discussed and loved even more in the future. it is so sad that this album is being compared with "melodrama" which has a whole other theme. she grew up and she is finding her true self and I'm so happy to experience this new era with her.… Expand
  27. instantflare
    Sep 9, 2021
    3
    After Lorde's amazing, groundbreaking Melodrama, Solar Power seems weak in comparison, with the same, airy and boring theme running through. The lyricism is also subpar. The ideas that are trying to be presented are either not being done well or just weak. I don't know what happened to Lorde but this is definitely a great disappointment.
  28. misscupcakke
    Aug 26, 2021
    3
    After a work of art like Melodrama, we expected a lot. Unfortunately, we didn't get what we expected.
    The album is empty, it has no feelings, the composition is weak, the production is clearly what keeps the critics good grades. Lorde could have done so much more, she's a good songwriter, she's proven it over and over with several songs, she tried to innovate but fell into a hole where I    After a work of art like Melodrama, we expected a lot. Unfortunately, we didn't get what we expected.
    The album is empty, it has no feelings, the composition is weak, the production is clearly what keeps the critics good grades. Lorde could have done so much more, she's a good songwriter, she's proven it over and over with several songs, she tried to innovate but fell into a hole where I believe she won't rise again.

    I hope that in the future, Lorde can show us her talent again, because on this album, she showed that maybe, she is no longer capable of making works of art.    … Expand
  29. lanaaas
    Aug 30, 2021
    1
    I was very disappointed in this album. I expected something better. Dont start with the “she’s happier now” or “you said that with melodrama”, thats not what I mean by better. I meant better. The album seems anticlimactic, all the songs have the same boring energy. Only good song is mood ring.
  30. Yammmmm
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    This is so disappointing, boring, without music without voice, flat. Where’s the spectacular voice of lorde????
  31. Yhkkhhhu
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This album is so bad beacuse the songs are so repeating and also very boring same old music I don't like it
  32. Aleejandrof
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Acoustic albums can be good, however, this album is acoustic, boring, and poorly crafted. Almost all of the songs are 4 chord progressions with no personality or whatsoever around them. It's a clear downgrade for Lorde to write about Zodiac, an attempt to sell while she claims to not care about money.
  33. asaprossy
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    boring. awful mixing. clunky and cliche lyrics. I couldn’t get through it.
  34. Caja
    Aug 22, 2021
    2
    Es un conjunto demasiado referencial. Recuerda un poco a The Mamas & The Papas, pero no tan bueno… incluso las hay, o al menos así se siente, a artistas actuales como Lana del Rey y Taylor Swift. Seguro que el productor se sintió muy cómodo haciendo este álbum. Es un cambio que decepciona.
  35. finnyoboy
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This is the most flat, boring, and all around terrible album I’ve ever heard from a mainstream artist.
  36. SonicZeroes
    Aug 22, 2021
    2
    It's disappointing that Lorde was more interested in mocking anglo-saxon soccer moms sprawled out on yoga mats than she was putting out a single with some semblance of originality. And the line about not wanting to be a savior, when she had publicly called out other artists for the toxic implications of their music in the past, seemed contradictory and was a bit of a head scratcher.It's disappointing that Lorde was more interested in mocking anglo-saxon soccer moms sprawled out on yoga mats than she was putting out a single with some semblance of originality. And the line about not wanting to be a savior, when she had publicly called out other artists for the toxic implications of their music in the past, seemed contradictory and was a bit of a head scratcher. Melodrama certainly wasn't the masterpiece others have made it out to be either, but at least that record had tracks that could easily be distinguished from each other. The instrumentation on Solar Power simply doesn't play into Lorde's strengths. She's at her best when she's belting out formulaic synth-laden bops and bangers. The Laurel Canyon sound doesn't suit her and frankly should be left to the contemporaries who can do something interesting with it; she is not a Lana Del Rey who can excel with most any genre she touches, so she should refine the sound that works best. If it's not necessarily commercial success she's after, then I wonder what that 4 year break was for, because the message isn't what most would consider to be revelatory. Musings about the pressures of being a pop star and healing through nature are cliche, and when you've thrown poorly executed satire into the mix, you've got an album with a muddled focus. Speaking of satire, Lorde should be careful about parodying spirituality. Rene Descartes put it best: "Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company." I'm feeling a strong cringe to a light yikes on this one.… Expand
  37. gusannooo
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    I loved this album, it feels so calm and experimental in my opinion, surely Lorde did it again.
  38. meg4angels
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. péssimo muito ruim horrivel ta amarrado negocio ruim pessimo horrivel n sei como uma pessoa faz isso… Expand
  39. chrismatan
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    Extremely underwhelming album. Jack Antonoff needs to be stopped. Sounds like a bad Lana Del Rey album
  40. Marco20091998
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Please stop, gays. Stop pretending this is a good album, it is not. It sounds so boring, and you trying to excuse this mess saying "this is not melodrama 2.0" yeah melodrama wasn't PH 2.0 and we still love it.
    I'm truly disappointed, I was so excited about the tour and the era, but now I think I'm just gonna think SP doesn't exist and we only have PH and Melo.
  41. Mickey777
    Aug 20, 2021
    1
    Such a disappointment. I can’t believe it took 4 years for this mess. Most songs are boring, and does not show any form of growth
  42. arianadelrey
    Sep 6, 2021
    0
    boring. people only act like they like it cuz it’s lorde. stream dangerous woman!
  43. Photomadnz
    Aug 26, 2021
    3
    As a Real fan of her first 2 albums I had hopes for this release. Unfortunately it is slow, drawn out and generally dull. She’ll be back. I have faith! But give this one a miss.
  44. Aperezest
    Aug 26, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album is so different but at the same Time is kind of boring. The ideas are a little confusing and makes me don’t want to played again… Expand
  45. Segundoleo26
    Oct 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionó totalmente las expectativas se fueron abajo,sin duda nunca va a poder superar a Melodrama… Expand
  46. alien_
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    pobre ecolorde, pasando la drogada en el salón de uñas, ya manda bien tus vinilos, ni porque te queda una peluquera te portas bien con ella memeaa
  47. Lanasbeech
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Another jack antonoff produced threat. The album feels like one huge song…and that ain’t something good
  48. l_l-Mist-l_l
    Oct 27, 2021
    0
    Absolutely disgusting. After waiting for so many years for her to drop a new album this is just disappointing. She created 2 10/10 albums with PH and Melo but this album is just a mess. I can’t explain it but I really feel as if Jack Antonoff really f*cked up. Most of these songs felt as if we heard them before. And it’s funny because I remember that she dissed Lana Del Rey and here she isAbsolutely disgusting. After waiting for so many years for her to drop a new album this is just disappointing. She created 2 10/10 albums with PH and Melo but this album is just a mess. I can’t explain it but I really feel as if Jack Antonoff really f*cked up. Most of these songs felt as if we heard them before. And it’s funny because I remember that she dissed Lana Del Rey and here she is working with Jack and producing similar tracks with similar themes. There was nothing exciting, maybe here and there but nothing jaw dropping. She set the Bar to high for herself and this album needed more time. Most songs felt like Demos from a production stand point. The lyrics were in classic Lorde fashion but the sound was too bland. Call me a hater but I would not care if I never listen to these songs ever again. Just bland records, another victim to Jack Antonoffs new found laziness. I really hope she drops him for her 4th album…… Expand
  49. varsoovia
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    When her fanbase wait 4 **** year to this dirty **** Completamente decepcionante, la única creatividad del álbum está en la portada que para colmo está plagiada de "Free", no eres incomprendida ni diferente solo eres muy sosa.
  50. Emotionbig
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    Just pure **** There is npthing here thst pulls you in. Such a sad excuse for album. My ears hurt.
  51. Jeffff
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    it's a piece of **** totally unbearable to listen to. Better than Lorde shouldn't release more music just with Melodrama was fine
  52. cinnamongirl97
    Oct 15, 2021
    0
    This is what happens when you think you can copy Lana Del Rey with that hurrendous voice of yours.
  53. Xiaomingwu
    Oct 22, 2021
    1
    wow what a downgrade, even the lyricism is not helping lorde whatsoever, boring album without any standouts
  54. Jojo2142
    Nov 1, 2021
    0
    She wasted 4 years and only have this to show for it. A complete disappointment and snooze-fest album.
  55. Georgesweet23
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Totally indifferent this album is lorde's worst work so far his songs just me They were bored apart from their great plagiarism towards other lorde artists I can only tell you to take a 10-year break so that you can bring us a better work
  56. Giovallejos
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Asco de Álbum solo parece que solo habla en su asquerosas cancion FATAL ÁLBUM
  57. Miacat
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Sin duda el peor álbum del año, a pesar de no sacar música en tantos años, fue una decepción para sus fans.
  58. Alanmich23
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Such a massive disaster. Lorde can’t even sing, so far from melodrama and so close to a terrible Lana del Rey’s copycat.
  59. Jeannette999
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    no，just no，boring as hell，literally anybody with a voice can make this record.
  60. sa3edddd
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    The worst album of 2021 , so disappointed she can do better , it’s just not good , the production is bad , the songwriting is bad , the songs are bad like big star , dominoes , oceanic feeling and the rest of the album .
  61. Jersi
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Urge que se tome otro descanzo pero que se tarde más tiempo porque esto si desepciono amo a lorde pero es la verdad
  62. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 21, 2022
    1
    HOLY **** HOW CAN SOMETHING BE SO DEVOID OF LITERALLY ANYTHING INTERESTING GOING ON
    THE ONLY POINT OF THIS ALBUM WHERE I FELT LIKE I WAS **** CONSCIOUS WAS THE BREAKDOWN ON MOOD RING
    HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING THIS **** BORING There are worse albums that came out this year for sure but I don't think any album has made me SEETHE as much as this piece of TRASH. Listenable Tracks: Mood    HOLY **** HOW CAN SOMETHING BE SO DEVOID OF LITERALLY ANYTHING INTERESTING GOING ON
    THE ONLY POINT OF THIS ALBUM WHERE I FELT LIKE I WAS **** CONSCIOUS WAS THE BREAKDOWN ON MOOD RING
    HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING THIS **** BORING
    There are worse albums that came out this year for sure but I don't think any album has made me SEETHE as much as this piece of TRASH.
    Listenable Tracks: Mood Ring
    Unlistenable, Devoid of literally ANYTHING **** INTERESTING Tracks: EVERY OTHER TRACK

    RIDICULOUS! I was watching the Mickey Mouse Press Conference with my 7 year old son and guess who shows up on the screen?

    LeAntonoff himself!

    My son asked me “is that the guy who produced the same boring folk pop album 5 times and absolutely RUINED the entire music industry as we know it?"
    I had to lie to my own son.

    Shame on you, LeAntonoff.    … Expand
  63. onelove
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    boring but kind of grew on me. good for a beach day i think. not her best work at all though

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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 30, 2021
    55
    All these connections Lorde is trying to make: her strange pastiche imagination of the ’70s, that random spoken word interlude by Robyn about climate change, and the themes of “sun healing,” never fully reach each other. Often, they come off as disingenuous and out of touch more than they read as brilliant, or comical. Whether the album is one big prank, or just one majorly failed experiment, the gist of having the “privilege to ignore” is lost in translation. All you are left with is just a handful of pretty alright songs.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 26, 2021
    60
    If you're riding and vibing with Lorde, this bright shapelessness is superb mood music. If you're not riding her wave, Solar Power can seem elusive, even cloying, as it circles and sways with a smile.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Aug 26, 2021
    70
    This might not be the album that everyone wanted from Lorde, but it’s a solid, dreamy effort that deserves exploration. There’s plenty here worthy of attention if you can focus for long enough.
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