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This is particularly important as it is accompanied with the realisation that her original perception of growing up is in fact, not as great as she had imagined. Lines like ‘ You’re the only friend I need / Sharing beds like little kids / and laughing ‘til our ribs get tough’ show a disregard for Lorde’s changing lifestyle, as well as a craving for the innocence of her childhood. Possibly my favourite track from the album, Ribs is the most poignant example of Lorde’s retrospective of her teenager years, as it looks to both the singer’s past and compares it to her future. This deconstruction is definitely the lasting message the album provides, even if that message was somewhat muddied after the song became a hit. Royals, the successive song, deconstructs the ‘teenage dream’, and is a statement on how this idea can be damaging to teenagers that cannot live the fantasy they are sold in popular music. However, this suggestion does not last for long. The relaxed production of both songs is as dream-like as the lyrics it accompanies, suggesting a self-awareness that early teenage life in the suburbs is easy. Tracks such as 400 Lux and Buzzcut Season describe aimless late-night/early-morning drives with a lover through sleepy streets and having-fun-doing-nothing days. Firstly, the album acts as a picture-book into Lorde’s memories and lifestyle as a teen growing up in suburban Auckland. As the album was written as Ella progressed through adolescence and established a career for herself within the pop-sphere, the two narratives reflect that. Nonetheless, Pure Heroine is studded with motifs and themes that document a period of moody transition in an introverted teenager’s life.įor me, the album itself is split into two main narratives, but two narratives that go hand-in-hand and are not standalone.
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However, I feel that the viral success of Royals, which achieved radio over-kill as well as generating several covers (such as this excellent one by original-Sugababe-lineup MKS), somewhat overshadowed the full potential and messages Lorde exhibited to the world with this album. Pure Heroine was released in late 2013 when Ella Yelich -O’Connor, the songstress behind the mononym, was just sixteen, and showcased her poetic potential as well as establishing a voice for millennial culture within the mainstream. With her sophomore album Melodrama just around the corner, now feels like an excellent time to revisit Lorde’s debut album.