Reviews5 stars out of 5 -- "MELODRAMA is devilish in its cleverness, using its framing device -- a concept album about an out-of-control party, with all its highs and lows and woozy regret -- to explore the rush and crash of relationships and the difference between the external and internal self.", "She was always a remarkable singer, but the smoky, slightly hoarse warmth of her maturing voice immediately sets the new material apart from rivals...", "Grand Kate Bush-like ballads manoeuvred alongside vibrant party crescendos, coalescing into a conceptual pop masterpiece...", "MELODRAMA retains all the precocious smarts of its predecessor while offering a riveting, more emotional journey of self-discovery." -- Grade: A, "MELODRAMA is a work of sleek self-possession, packed with bursts of peculiar rhymes and production that confound expected song formulas.", "Lorde’s sophomore effort was electric, filled with negative space and twitchy drums, lone piano riffs and plaintive synths.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "As a pop song production display, it's a tour de force....Lorde's writing and fantastically intimate vocals, ranging from her witchy, unprocessed low-register warbles to all sorts of digitized masks, make it matter.", "On MELODRAMA, Lorde’s glittering electropop triumph, the New Zealand singer-songwriter finds herself immersed in exhilarating, champagne-soaked parties and soul-crushing one-night stands, and witnessing the inevitable disintegration of her youth."
Additional InformationLorde Broadens Her Sonic and Emotional Palette on Her Excellent Second Album.