old.reddit.com/r/lorde/comments/p7gbkn/extremely_disappointed_with_this_album

they not f***ing with it

the last paragraph

After California, the rest of this washed over me until Mood Ring and then the closer was still like that.

A lot of this is too samey

you didn't like secrets from a girl?

LMAO at this old reddit layout for the Lorde subreddit

damn

ima wait till midnight for this one

I actually think the Side A of this wasn't bad at all just not CRAZY

Side B is where it really tapers off for me

California is my favorite on here I think.

Sounded way better than the Leak. Still feels a little thin though

jack antonoff production being generic and boring, no way 😱🤯

big fan of the singles so far

and Lorde is beautiful

The bonus track Hold No Grudge kinda cool

Maybe because it actually has somewhat interesting drum production.

"'Mood Ring' was inspired by 60s Flower Child culture, and the cultural parallels between then and now - wellness, spirituality, crystals, tarot cards, horoscopes, and macro-biotic vegan diets."

Mmmm? No direct quote. But it would be weird to compare an anticapitalist movement with the most capitalist movement possible.

Looks like Melodrama is her only good album as of now.

You not into her debut like that?

I'm confident this will be her best work by far

S***s beautfiul man

the intro

Not really tbh, only really like Team, Ribs & Tennis Court.

Never been a huge fan of her, although her album prior had some appealing qualities about it so it got me intrigued to see what she does next. This isn't doing it for me but I'll sit with it for a while, just sounds a bit too hollow.

both are fugazis created by the children of rich white people

if you go beyond the surface level a lot of these lyrics are pretty funny, i dont know why people don't respect lorde enough to read these songs as tongue in cheek and an ironic send up of flower power and rich white girl bullshit. i feel she's earned that consideration from her earlier work and is clearly not 100% serious with a lot of this basic stuff, like why are people taking a song called "mood ring" at face value

feeling like lyrically this album is a filter, if you're not into the production i get it and understand if you wanted lorde to continue her future bass pop sound but i think it's cool she's switched it up especially with so many of the hottest young artists mimicking that sound to massive chart success in the last few years. i have a nostalgic affection for s club, natasha bedingfield, 2000s pop. it was a cool choice to go for an updated version of that for the production of this album. if you want the old sound listen to the old albums

fallen fruit

i almost get what they're saying but then again not really? you mind sharing why you personally echo their sentiment?

i haven't listened yet but i've seen lyrics and interviews about the topics mentioned.