1 hour ago, ryoncé said:

sadly i couldnt agree more

 

somehow this is shaping up to be even worse than solar polar which is something i never thought possible 

Solar Power's released singles before the album droppped are >>> 

I'm going to have to listen to Hammer again, but the only song that I enjoyed is WWT, MOTY is okay, not sure about Hammer yet but it's definitely not instant

S: WWT > MOTY > H

V: H > MOTY > WWT

 

All likable and shaping up to be another concrete album.  

She is so charming and intellectual in her interviews how is she this iconic omfg

 

I'm waiting to listen to "Hammer" until we have the full album next week. I will be buying the CD on release day though

Its gonna be weird when the album drops and having my ears have to adjust to Man of the Year not playing immediately after What Was That. Had those three on repeat for most of the afternoon.

I'm obsessed with Hammer omfg. 

1. Man of the Year
2. What Was That
3. Hammer

I think Lorde isn't for me anymore

 

Sad about it but it is what it is. Maybe the album tracks will reel me back in? 

3/3

3/3

Lorde on Solar Power:

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I love that album. I'm so grateful for it. I'm so proud of myself, actually, for making it, because it required a big step off the path or on to another path, maybe," she says.

 

"It changed me as an artist. I'd been sort of this like golden child, and I had had this experience of having the first things that I put out being met with such a glowing response in a lot of ways.

 

"Having a response that was different to that was super, like, informative. It made me realise that you have got to be making work that, no matter what the response is, you just love … 100 per cent, because that response" – public adulation – "isn't guaranteed, and it can't be what's going to fill you up."

 

And Virgin:

 

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"I really remember saying that I wanted ... to feel, no matter what happens tomorrow, this is everything I want. I'm so proud of this. There's nothing I would do differently. I remember saying that to myself and totally feel like that … This could get panned, God forbid, but it could – and I would [still] love it so much." Solar Power "taught me a lot. I do love that album. It's beautiful and sweet."

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2025/06/21/lorde-on-weight-loss-and-body-image-its-this-evil-little-rite-of-passage-for-a-lot-of-women/

Hammer music video got shadowbanned and age-restricted on YouTube  

 

same thing happened to her last two TikToks  

🩻 5 DAYS FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR 🩻

 

 

It's been really gratifying to slowly see this album take form through the release of these three songs. To me it feels like her most ambitious yet, and the pieces started to fall into place with Hammer, the intro to the project. 
 

Instead of choosing to pursue mainstream pop success at all costs, she is in it for the long haul and for the art. If this turns out the way I expect, I think Bowie would be proud—never do what everyone's expecting, after all.

 

Melodrama is a masterpiece, and she could've kept that going, stuck with Jack for the foreseeable future despite diminishing returns (ahem), but she's choosing to evolve. That she's impossible to pin down is one of her greatest strengths. I loved Solar Power too, even if the lyrical messaging and satirical elements didn't always land for me. And I can't wait for Virgin to supplant it as this summer's soundtrack.

Can't wait to receive my SIGNED vinyl 

35 minutes ago, canyonmoon said:

It's been really gratifying to slowly see this album take form through the release of these three songs. To me it feels like her most ambitious yet, and the pieces started to fall into place with Hammer, the intro to the project. 
 

Instead of choosing to pursue mainstream pop success at all costs, she is in it for the long haul and for the art. If this turns out the way I expect, I think Bowie would be proud—never do what everyone's expecting, after all.

 

Melodrama is a masterpiece, and she could've kept that going, stuck with Jack for the foreseeable future despite diminishing returns (ahem), but she's choosing to evolve. That she's impossible to pin down is one of her greatest strengths. I loved Solar Power too, even if the lyrical messaging and satirical elements didn't always land for me. And I can't wait for Virgin to supplant it as this summer's soundtrack.

sneak peak at the vinyl. The artworks looks gorgeous!

 

 

I don't understand how anyone isn't liking Hammer, it feels like Lorde's id to me. it's quintessential Lorde, it's a pop masterpiece to me  this album is feeling like the logical successor to her first two albums to me, just very authentically her but not like a retread at all. listening to all these singles in succession now, I like how she keeps up that songwriting trope she's always loved of having a manic sounding vocal outro on Hammer and What Was That where it's suddenly new lyrics that kick in with a catchy beat. it reminds me of coming with my first songs when I was super young or not having people restrain me in orchestra rehearsal/private lessons from adding my own twists on passages with maybe a rougher intonation on my bow, like using a downbow where there's less rosin—I'm a classically trained bassist—and just going with it. it's very raw. these songs, Hammer and What Was That in particular, follow naturally from the source where Bravado stemmed from. Man of the Year has grown on me a bit but I don't think it'll be top tier of the album for me. regardless, I'm really excited to listen to the full thing  Hammer is a 10/10 for me, What Was That is a 9/10 for me

6 hours ago, canyonmoon said:

It's been really gratifying to slowly see this album take form through the release of these three songs. To me it feels like her most ambitious yet, and the pieces started to fall into place with Hammer, the intro to the project. 
 

Instead of choosing to pursue mainstream pop success at all costs, she is in it for the long haul and for the art. If this turns out the way I expect, I think Bowie would be proud—never do what everyone's expecting, after all.

 

Melodrama is a masterpiece, and she could've kept that going, stuck with Jack for the foreseeable future despite diminishing returns (ahem), but she's choosing to evolve. That she's impossible to pin down is one of her greatest strengths. I loved Solar Power too, even if the lyrical messaging and satirical elements didn't always land for me. And I can't wait for Virgin to supplant it as this summer's soundtrack.

Couldn't have said it better  

It's been 3/3, Virgin is honestly shaping to be AOTY. 

I feel like the album's gonna be a vibe, a vibe I'll highly enjoy

Hearing Hammer, What Was That and Man of the Year today, got me really excited and curious to hear the album. 

7 hours ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

sneak peak at the vinyl. The artworks looks gorgeous!

 

Don't tell me that's the hype sticker im crying