Name: Melodrama by Lorde
Brand: Lorde
SKU: 602557477641
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (77 reviews)

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Growing up in public has been a rite of passage for pop stars since at least Frank Sinatra but, as with any classic storyline, what matters is the execution. Lorde, the preternaturally talented New Zealand singer/songwriter who became an international sensation at the age of 17, knows how to execute not only songwriting and public narrative but also a melding of the two. Melodrama, arriving nearly four long years after her 2013 debut, picks up the thread left hanging on Pure Heroine, presenting Lorde as a young woman, not a sullen teenager. Tonally and thematically, it's a considerable shift from Pure Heroine, and Melodrama feels different musically too, thanks in part to Lorde's decision to collaborate with Jack Antonoff, the leader of Fun. and Bleachers who has been nearly omnipresent in 2010s pop/rock. Antonoff's steely signatures -- a reliance on retro synths, a sheen so glassy it glares -- are all over the place on Melodrama but Lorde is unquestionably the auteur of the album, not just because the songs tease at autobiography but because of how it builds upon Pure Heroine. Lorde retains her bookish brooding, but Melodrama isn't monochromatic. "Green Light" opens the proceedings with a genuine sense of exuberance and it's an emotion she returns to often, sometimes reveling in its joy, sometimes adding an undercurrent of melancholy. Sadness bubbles to the surface on occasion, as it does on the stark "Liability," and so does Lorde's penchant for blunt literalism -- "Writer in the Dark," where our narrator sings "bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark," thereby suggesting all of her songs are some kind of autobiography -- but these traits don't occupy the heart of the album. Instead, Lorde is embracing all the possibilities the world has to offer but then retreating to the confines of home, so she can process everything she's experienced. This balance between discovery and reflection gives Melodrama a tension, but the addition of genuine, giddy pleasure -- evident on the neon pulse of "Homemade Dynamite" and "Supercut" -- isn't merely a progression for Lorde, it's what gives the album multiple dimensions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Green Light

by Lorde

Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Performer: Lorde; Performer
Vocals: Lorde; Performer
Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Joel Little
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Jack Antonoff
Lorde
Kuk Harrell
Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Greg Eliason
Barry Mccready; Production
Studio Personnel: Barry Mccready
Serban Ghenea
John Hanes
Greg Eliason
Laura Sisk
Tom Coyne; Production
Additional Producer: Kuk Harrell; Other
Composer Lyricist: Jack Antonoff
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

2. Sober

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Jack Antonoff
Kuk Harrell
Malay
Lorde; Production
Programmer: Malay; Production
Recording Assistant: Barry Mccready
Seth Paris
Greg Eliason
Brendan Morawski; Production
Studio Personnel: Brendan Morawski
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
John Hanes
Barry Mccready
Greg Eliason
Laura Sisk
Seth Paris; Production
Additional Producer: Kuk Harrell; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

3. Homemade Dynamite

by Lorde

Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Composer: Tove Lo
Ludvig Söderberg
Jakob Jerlström
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Lyricist: Tove Lo
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Frank Dukes
Lorde
Kuk Harrell; Production
Programmer: Malay
Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Greg Eliason
Eric Eylands; Production
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Greg Eliason
Eric Eylands
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
John Hanes; Production
Additional Producer: Kuk Harrell; Other
Composer Lyricist: Tove Lo
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

4. The Louvre

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Jack Antonoff
S1
Flume
Lorde
Frank Dukes; Production
Programmer: Malay; Production
Recording Assistant: Eric Eylands
Barry Mccready
Greg Eliason; Production
Studio Personnel: Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
John Hanes
Barry Mccready
Laura Sisk
Eric Eylands
Greg Eliason; Production
Additional Producer: S1
Frank Dukes
Flume; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

5. Liability

by Lorde

Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne; Production
Mixing: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Mixing Assistant: Brandon Bost
Joe Visciano; Production
Producer: Lorde
Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording Assistant: Eric Eylands
Barry Mccready; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Elmhirst
Tom Coyne
Joe Visciano
Eric Eylands
Brandon Bost
Barry Mccready
Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Antonoff
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

6. Hard Feelings/Loveless

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea
Jack Antonoff; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Frank Dukes
Malay
Jack Antonoff
Lorde; Production
Programmer: Malay
Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Brendan Morawski
Greg Eliason
Eric Eylands
Barry Mccready; Production
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Serban Ghenea
Jack Antonoff
John Hanes
Barry Mccready
Randy Merrill
Brendan Morawski
Eric Eylands
Greg Eliason; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

7. Sober II (Melodrama)

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Mixing Assistant: Brandon Bost; Production
Producer: Jack Antonoff
S1
Lorde
Kuk Harrell
Frank Dukes; Production
Programmer: Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Eric Eylands
Ben Sedano
Barry Mccready
Greg Eliason; Production
Studio Personnel: Greg Eliason
Ben Sedano
Barry Mccready
Randy Merrill
Brandon Bost
Laura Sisk
Tom Elmhirst
Eric Eylands; Production
Additional Producer: S1
Kuk Harrell; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

8. Writer In The Dark

by Lorde

Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Antonoff
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Mixing Assistant: Brandon Bost; Production
Producer: Lorde
Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording Assistant: Greg Eliason
Seth Paris
Barry Mccready; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Elmhirst
Seth Paris
Greg Eliason
Brandon Bost
Barry Mccready
Randy Merrill
Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

9. Supercut

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: Joel Little
Lorde
Frank Dukes
Jack Antonoff
Jean-benoît Dunckel; Production
Programmer: Malay
Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Greg Eliason
Barry Mccready
Ben Sedano; Production
Studio Personnel: Randy Merrill
John Hanes
Serban Ghenea
Ben Sedano
Greg Eliason
Laura Sisk
Barry Mccready; Production
Additional Producer: Frank Dukes
Jean-benoît Dunckel; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

10. Liability (Reprise)

by Lorde

Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Antonoff
Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Mixing Assistant: Brandon Bost; Production
Producer: Lorde
Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording Assistant: Eric Eylands
Seth Paris
Barry Mccready; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Elmhirst
Seth Paris
Eric Eylands
Brandon Bost
Barry Mccready
Randy Merrill
Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

11. Perfect Places

by Lorde

Composer: Ella Yelich-o'connor
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Lorde; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Composer
Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Serban Ghenea; Production
Mixing Assistant: John Hanes; Production
Producer: T-minus
Andrew Wyatt
Lorde
Frank Dukes
Malay
Jack Antonoff; Production
Programmer: Malay
Frank Dukes; Production
Recording Assistant: Seth Paris
Eric Eylands
Ben Sedano
Barry Mccready
Greg Eliason; Production
Studio Personnel: Eric Eylands
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
John Hanes
Barry Mccready
Greg Eliason
Laura Sisk
Seth Paris
Ben Sedano; Production
Additional Producer: Malay
T-minus; Other
Composer Lyricist: Ella Yelich-o'connor; Other

Technical Specifications

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1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 57 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative

Label

Universal Music New Zealand Limited

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

New Zealand

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 15, 2017

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Delivery Charge

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UPC

602557477641

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Melodrama

1. Green Light

2. Sober

3. Homemade Dynamite

4. The Louvre

5. Liability

6. Hard Feelings/Loveless

7. Sober II (Melodrama)

8. Writer In The Dark

9. Supercut

10. Liability (Reprise)

11. Perfect Places

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Melodrama

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1. Green Light

2. Sober

3. Homemade Dynamite

4. The Louvre

5. Liability

6. Hard Feelings/Loveless

7. Sober II (Melodrama)

8. Writer In The Dark

9. Supercut

10. Liability (Reprise)

11. Perfect Places

Technical Specifications