This beachy, free-loving, hippie-dippie piece seemed to illuminate a care-free world that Lorde has welcomed us too, dipping our toes to bathing in sunlight. With that, the singer transitions into her second track - the album’s namesake and corresponding first single, “Solar Power.” This song took to social media kindly, becoming a quaint summer anthem for many as well as a trend on TikTok.
Though partway through, she ushers in the phrase “let’s hope the sun will show us the path,” as a way of reconciling with her past and pushing forward in a new breath and a new light. Crooning “teen millionaire having nightmares from the camera flash” to “now if you’re looking for a savior, well that’s not me,” Lorde highlights her past as a kind of pain she couldn’t always push away. The first song, “The Path,” actually sets the scene for the entirety of the album, starting with a low hum and quiet harmonies that meld into a bigger picture, like light creeping through a window.
That means the best way to do this is to go track-by-track. Since Lorde is always taking her fans through a road of social commentary and dotes of adversity, it only makes sense to lighten the tone and show her growth over the years. Thus came three sunshine-y singles to hold us over for the August 20 release of Solar Power - a compilation of pure happiness we have never seen before from her typically raw, emotional storytelling. Away from media and Earth’s dark corners, the New Zealand pop singer tucked herself away in her home town to find solace in self-love, in peace and in song.
Oh my Lorde: Lorde is back and better than ever.įor the first time in four years, Lorde gave herself the “green light” for producing new music since her 2017 studio release, Melodrama.
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