• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2017
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  1. May 20, 2021
    10
    This album has the unique ability of taking me to a different place and story every single minute. Each song has a different personality, a shape, a texture, a feeling (or a mix of all of them). I've been listening to it since the release and today I couldn't be more excited to see fresh work from Lorde.
  2. May 17, 2021
    10
    An absolutely perfect album. Lorde is a really smart singer. She always know how to combine her outstanding songwriting skills with her deep vocal. Perfect mix. This is one of the best pop albums ever produced, and I believe that everyone should listen to this with the kind of openness that accepts the music into your hearts. Lorde writes about the deepest level of humanity that lies deepAn absolutely perfect album. Lorde is a really smart singer. She always know how to combine her outstanding songwriting skills with her deep vocal. Perfect mix. This is one of the best pop albums ever produced, and I believe that everyone should listen to this with the kind of openness that accepts the music into your hearts. Lorde writes about the deepest level of humanity that lies deep inside of us, and we don't see artists like that everywhere. "Melodrama" is the treasure of human population. Expand
  3. May 15, 2021
    10
    ¡Una obra maestra absoluta!  Este álbum es simplemente asombroso, Lorde tiene una forma peculiar de hacer sus proyectos musicales, Melodrama, en especial, tiene una fórmula muy extraña pero elegante que se nota en la letra y producción de cada canción, sentí a esto como un álbum muy personal, como si  las canciones hicieron que mis sentimientos y emociones se expresaran físicamente, como¡Una obra maestra absoluta!  Este álbum es simplemente asombroso, Lorde tiene una forma peculiar de hacer sus proyectos musicales, Melodrama, en especial, tiene una fórmula muy extraña pero elegante que se nota en la letra y producción de cada canción, sentí a esto como un álbum muy personal, como si  las canciones hicieron que mis sentimientos y emociones se expresaran físicamente, como una explosión de mi subconsciente que no puedo explicar completamente, me enamoré de este disco desde la primera vez que lo escuché ❤️ Expand
  4. May 11, 2021
    10
    This album, Anti and Lemonade are the best albums of 2017 and no one can change my mind. Lorde didn't need more than like 6 writers for the whole album, and the production is just flawless in every single track. Liability is so well written i actually have to listen to it several times to realize how good it is. Writer in the dark is so touching, Supercut and Sober are so fun, HomemadeThis album, Anti and Lemonade are the best albums of 2017 and no one can change my mind. Lorde didn't need more than like 6 writers for the whole album, and the production is just flawless in every single track. Liability is so well written i actually have to listen to it several times to realize how good it is. Writer in the dark is so touching, Supercut and Sober are so fun, Homemade dynomite is so empowering and Green light is nostalgic... this album had me on a rollercoaster of emotions that i want to get in over and over again. Lorde made music such an art that she doesn't even need amazing vocals or overproduction to conquer. Queen! Expand
  5. Apr 18, 2021
    10
    The album is too great to describe how a gargantuan masterpiece she invented. It just so good and overwhelms me so good
  6. Apr 12, 2021
    6
    It is undeniable that Lorde manages to surprise us with lyrics characterized by an unsuspected depth. She appears to be self-conscious and beautifully analyzes her feelings and deeds. Lyrically (and with many highs and lows) what she offers is really interesting. There definitely is some quotable content in 'Melodrama'.

    However I still consider this project as way too overrated. Lorde's
    It is undeniable that Lorde manages to surprise us with lyrics characterized by an unsuspected depth. She appears to be self-conscious and beautifully analyzes her feelings and deeds. Lyrically (and with many highs and lows) what she offers is really interesting. There definitely is some quotable content in 'Melodrama'.

    However I still consider this project as way too overrated. Lorde's voice is the same on almost each and every tracks. As she put effort on lyrics delivery at some point I can't completely blame her but she still could have done so much better with her voice. On the other side we have the production that I find sooo unoriginal and effortless. It could have come from 'Pure Heroin'. Anyway I recognize the very few risks Lorde and her producers took here and there but it is just not enough to make the thing shine as a whole. It is a decent pop album and you will probably love it as much as you love pop style because it never barely goes beyond the ease of it.
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  7. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    A perfect album that doesn’t even have any garbage track, especially the liability and hard feelings are some of the songs that will surely help someone haha, tho tbh, this album will grow on you eventually.
  8. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is what future looks like y'all. The production is so unique and experimental. And the way she delivers those lyrics is just the most underrated thing in the world.
  9. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I have ever listened too can’t wait to see what she might do in L3
  10. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Maior e melhor álbum da década passada, o que Lorde trouxe aqui não veremos tão cedo! Ela foi extremamente perspicaz nesse projeto, fico lisonjeado em poder desfrutar dessa perfeição de disco, cada vez que você ouve esse álbum você se apaixona mais.
  11. Mar 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melodrama just hits different when you're going through serious sh!t, anyways, love Lorde so much!! I'm waiting for L3 Expand
  12. Mar 30, 2021
    8
    Such a well produced and geniously written story. Lorde really knows how to turn her emotions into beautiful songs.
  13. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Melodrama (Lorde)
    Green Light - 9/10
    Sober - 8.5/10
    Homemade Dynamite - 9.5/10
    The Louvre - 8.5/10
    Liability- 10/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless - 9/10
    Sober II (Melodrama) - 10/10
    Writer in the Dark - 10/10
    Supercut - 9.5/10
    Liability (Reprise) - 8/10
    Perfect Places- 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite (Remix) - 10/10
    Overall: 10/10
  14. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melodrama
    Green Light - 9/10
    Sober - 8.5/10
    Homemade Dynamite - 9.5/10
    The Louvre - 8.5/10
    Liability- 10/10
    Hard Feelings/Loveless - 9/10
    Sober II (Melodrama) - 10/10
    Writer in the Dark - 10/10
    Supercut - 9.5/10
    Liability (Reprise) - 8/10
    Perfect Places- 10/10
    Homemade Dynamite (Remix) - 10/10
    Overall: 10/10 ASTRONOMICAL BROO! this album is just yes. i could listen to this album any time, morning, evening, night and i wouldn’t be bored! zero skips and the melody in every song makes the album 100x better.
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  15. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Meeeeeeeedddddddhhhhhhh i dont like it this album is so meh idk but lorde sing god ammm xd
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    10
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  17. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Uno de los álbumes más bellos de los últimos años, definitivamente Lorde se superó con respecto a su álbum debut.
  18. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    LORDE knows how to make a real album its perfect! we love you lorde keep doing music!
  19. Mar 20, 2021
    10
    Melodrama was my first contact with Lorde's work and i couldn't be more fed with beautiful content than this. It is perfect and impacted me so much in long ways. Thank you, Lorde and Antonoff!
  20. Mar 18, 2021
    10
    Love this album, the lyrics are so beautiful like poetry. There isn't a bad song on it.
  21. Jan 12, 2021
    10
    i love this album sooo much, the lyrics, the vocals, the production are on point. Not a single skip on this 11 track album. Great body of work by Lorde.
  22. Jan 10, 2021
    10
    aoty!!! if i had to choose an album to stream for the rest of my life and turn into my religion it will definitely be melodrama. manifesting L3 this year
  23. Jan 8, 2021
    10
    Mejor álbum de la historia simplemente cada canción es totalmente diferente a la anterior
  24. Jan 1, 2021
    10
    Es 2021 y puedo decir que fue el álbum que me ha ayudado a superar y sobrellevar el 2020. De verdad que los sonidos, las letras, los colores que este álbum transmite es muy bueno, de verdad es mi álbum favorito. Agradezco a Lorde por darnos este álbum que me ha salvado la vida, literalmente.
  25. Dec 20, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores albunes que escuché en mi vida. Se merecís el grammy en mi opinión
  26. Dec 12, 2020
    10
    she can picture perfectly in her songs all kind of feelings,, since the louvre to hard feelings, really impressive
  27. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    lorde is an iconic artist, and this album is just the best one i’ve ever heard on my life!
  28. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    perfection. I don’t know if she can top this. Brilliant production and lyrics from her and Jack Antonoff. Her vocal arrangements are really nice tooh
  29. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. Lorde’s repertoire is just stellar. This album feels like Pure Heroine’s older and more mature sister which makes sense since Lorde herself has grown.

    The artistry with the lyrics and production. Absolutely amazing.
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Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

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  1. 80
    There are no gimmicks. There’s nothing screaming for acceptance. Melodrama is a raw, real album under its sparkly clean production. One written for the masses but able to resonate with each individual listener.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    80
    Lorde's biggest achievement is retaining her emotional insight into herself and her generation despite her utterly transformed life. [Aug 2017, p.100]
  3. Jul 6, 2017
    85
    Still only 20 years old, Lorde could have been forgiven for floundering under the weight of expectation. Instead she’s reasserted her status as today’s ultimate alt-pop artist with a record that balances the contemporary with the classic in typically immaculate style.