Lorde

My friend invited me to the Lorde concert on Monday night, which was really exciting because I have loved her new album ever since it came out. Lorde is really unique artist and, although she is pretty mainstream now, I still love to listen to her. Sydney Zucker actually showed me Lorde's hit song "Royals" way back at the end of junior year, so I listened to her over the summer.

Lorde's unique voice has a low tone that can jump to a high range in the blink of an eye. Her image appeals to me in that she represents the teenagers of our time, and I feel like I can relate to her (she is 17 and has an IB diploma....sound familiar?). The lyrics of her songs apply to my own encounters throughout high school, something that has been hard for me to find lately in the artists I have been listening to. The simplicity of the instruments in her songs really showcases her voice and keeps me engaged throughout the entire 3-4 minutes, which is sometimes hard to do. I love her whole album top to bottom and particularly enjoy the song "World Alone" because of the subject matter and how relevant it is to my life now, in addition to the ability to make her voice soft, whiny, intense, and comforting all in one song. The use of a synthesizer (I think that's what it's called... we talked about it in class... the square drum-pad-thing?) is apparent throughout her album but is used in a supportive way, not in an annoying-techno-electronic sort of way.

Her show was incredible and simple, around 1 hour 15 minutes. It was the perfect length and her stage presence was supplemented by a keyboard and drum set, and that's all. This left the stage open for her to move around and dance (very strangely), but most importantly it emphasized her voice. She truly had an amazing show and thankfully omitted the annoying theatrics that many singers utilize on their tours.

I took some videos (the quality isn't that great because it was really dark)--

"White Teeth Teens"

"400 Lux" (another favorite)