Superstar singer Lorde is finally unpacking her feelings about the reception and success of her most recent album, “Solar Power.” The 25-year-old singer recently marked the first anniversary of the album’s announcement through a lengthy newsletter to her fans.
In the newsletter, Lorde revealed that she struggled for a while with the lukewarm and critical response to the album. She said she agreed with a friend who recently said that Solar Power was simply one of those albums that float in between an artiste’s peaks.
Read on to find out more.
Lorde Struggled With The Reception Of Solar Power
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In the newsletter Lorde sent out to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her announcing the album, she wrote, “It’s been a year since I announced the release of Solar Power. I can honestly say it has been the year with the highest highs and the lowest lows I think I’ve ever experienced.”
She continued, “It took people a while to get the album — I still get emails every day from people who are just coming around to it now! — and that response was really confounding and at times painful to sit with at first.”
“Solar Power” is Lorde’s third studio album, and it was the highly anticipated sequel to her 2017 album, “Melodrama.” Unlike its predecessor, the songs in “Solar Power” had a more folk vibe and a soft, relaxed sound. Many fans were expecting songs with the synth-heavy heartbreak vibe of her previous songs.
“Solar Power” actually performed quite well on music charts peaking at No.5 on the Billboard top 200. However, its success is nothing compared to the success of “Melodrama,” which topped global music charts and even received a nomination for album of the year at the Grammy Awards.
Critics Rated The Album Poorly
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One contributing factor to the album’s limited success was the reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly rated the album a B, commenting that the songs had a “subdued quality.” British magazine The Line of Best Fit also reviewed the album and called it “somewhat of a swing and a miss.”
In her newsletter, the “The Path” singer also said she had spent her last year embracing the different lessons from the album’s release and performance. She wrote, “I learned a ton about myself and …….
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