Solar Power
by Lorde
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 20, 2021
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 1363 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,110 out of 1363
  2. Mixed: 119 out of 1363
  3. Negative: 134 out of 1363
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  1. Daveyassing
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    The album is an expierence and not something to think over too much with, it's not meant to be inspected by every second with high quality headphones or analyse deeply every single word. It's just meant to be listened to and enjoyed with no thoughts head empty kinda vibe. I personally enjoyed it a lot, but if you don't give it at least 3 listens for it to sink in your mind and find it'sThe album is an expierence and not something to think over too much with, it's not meant to be inspected by every second with high quality headphones or analyse deeply every single word. It's just meant to be listened to and enjoyed with no thoughts head empty kinda vibe. I personally enjoyed it a lot, but if you don't give it at least 3 listens for it to sink in your mind and find it's spot, then you probably wont like it, and that's ok, doesn't mean it's a bad album.… Expand
  2. Dave_17
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Excelente album, Lorde cambió mucho en lo que tiene que ver sus letras desde Melodrama. Pero a nivel musical es un album disfrutable y sobre todo muy limpia la producción con buenas letras. Es un album increíble que sin duda crece en ti más y más mientras más lo escuchas.
  3. Mprian
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    It's a solid 10. I mean the sounds of the album are magical and she did very well changing her music and experimenting with other sounds.
  4. 1010100110101
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Taaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssss s s s s s s s s. Yas Yas sssss. S s s s s s s ayaysysssss
  5. Laminta
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    slayyy 10/10 slayyy slay slayy ❤️❤️❤️❤️ SLAYYY still not 75 words
  6. robin03
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With her third Studio Album Lorde explores an entirely new Sound for her. The Melodies of every Song are unbelievably beautiful with an production that even tops her second Album Melodrama. The Lyricism is the cherry on top of Solar Power, beautifully written Lyrics that have Lordes complex Vocabulary but at the same time are easy to understand. It‘s definitely something new that some might need some time to adjust too but it was definitely worth the wait.… Expand
  7. SaraAdoresU
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Solar Power is so celestial, with beautiful and genius lyrics, vocals, production and instrumentation. In one song you are crying and in the next dancing lol. I rlly LOVE this album.
  8. VioletaIsabel
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    different is not synonymous with the word "bad." it's timeless. she dedicated several years to each piece and it shows. she has had the opportunity to grow as an individual and her mental health is better. melodrama and pure heroine come from a teenage side of her. i am proud of her
  9. feer_hg
    Aug 20, 2021
    2
    Urge cancelación para Jack Antonoff. Es triste que una gran compositora esté atenida a una persona producción.
  10. Urbano2021
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Lorde has done it again by changing her artistic direction in a good way. This album takes care of all your worries with its melodies and catchy lyrics.
  11. Alexsb
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    When you think that 4 years of waiting is too much just remember that Lorde made us wait 4 years to give us "Solar Power" and the wait was totally worth it, Solar Power is a magnificent album,Her production is impeccable, her lyrics are coherent and her sounds are innovative, Solar Power is a work of art, it is unfair to see how the criticism is so harsh on her, she deserves all theWhen you think that 4 years of waiting is too much just remember that Lorde made us wait 4 years to give us "Solar Power" and the wait was totally worth it, Solar Power is a magnificent album,Her production is impeccable, her lyrics are coherent and her sounds are innovative, Solar Power is a work of art, it is unfair to see how the criticism is so harsh on her, she deserves all the acclaim with this album, it's just perfect… Expand
  12. burton117
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    After another long four years, the New Zealand prodigy gives us a sun soaked, mega vibes, and good times record. It’s nothing like I wanted. Yet everything I currently needed. This album is a summer daydream, filled with yellow rays and good feelings. Something I desperately needed in these times of chaos. Acoustic guitars, cicadas, and hand beaten drums feel so rejuvenating. It’s nothingAfter another long four years, the New Zealand prodigy gives us a sun soaked, mega vibes, and good times record. It’s nothing like I wanted. Yet everything I currently needed. This album is a summer daydream, filled with yellow rays and good feelings. Something I desperately needed in these times of chaos. Acoustic guitars, cicadas, and hand beaten drums feel so rejuvenating. It’s nothing I’d ever expect from Lorde, yet I can’t say I’m surprised. She’s always been on a different wave length from the rest of us. I’m easily able to latch onto this drifting boat down a lazy river, enjoying the beautiful lyrics of connection and love for this planet.

    It’s a record I know some will find polarizing. It’s not her usual thick 808s and fast talking that we all know and love. Solar Power feels like a stop and smell the roses kind of message, that I, and I’m sure many people, need to heed. It’s not comparable to her past works, for better or worse. In my case, it’s a welcome addition to her already masterful works.    … Expand
  13. belio
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    I just like the cover. Never have listened to it, nor do I plan to do that.
  14. lmills29
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    an absolute masterpiece. yes, melodrama and ph were commercially successful but sp has purposely been written to not be. joni mitchell’s tapestry album and john lennon’s musical era post beatles are what i find remind me of sp, and these were some of their best works!! i didn’t give it a 10, only bc the standard release didn’t (and should’ve) included the two tracks released on deluxe -an absolute masterpiece. yes, melodrama and ph were commercially successful but sp has purposely been written to not be. joni mitchell’s tapestry album and john lennon’s musical era post beatles are what i find remind me of sp, and these were some of their best works!! i didn’t give it a 10, only bc the standard release didn’t (and should’ve) included the two tracks released on deluxe - those two were god tier songs of this album imo… Expand
  15. FREYLOPEZ12
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El regreso de Lorde con "Solar Power" es una jugada muy arriesgada pero a la vez certera, alejandose de los sonidos oscuros de Melodrama y adentrándose a sonidos acústicos y experimentales, sin duda no esperaba menos de una cantante que demostró reinventarse y arriesgarse artísticamente en cada álbum… Expand
  16. Rv1234
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    How can you not give this album a 10? It’s magnificent. Have a few wines before enjoying this , trust me.
  17. thelouvre_
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    amazing body of work. the cohesiveness was something that i really appreciated from this record. each song has a similar vibe but it never sounds the same. i can’t believe i was introduced to so many different emotions with such minimalistic productions, it was truly fantastic! the lyrics were just as i expected, poignant, incredibly relatable and just overall dreamy and beautiful. ellaamazing body of work. the cohesiveness was something that i really appreciated from this record. each song has a similar vibe but it never sounds the same. i can’t believe i was introduced to so many different emotions with such minimalistic productions, it was truly fantastic! the lyrics were just as i expected, poignant, incredibly relatable and just overall dreamy and beautiful. ella introduced us a new facette of her while still incorporating nostalgic elements from melodrama and pure heroine which i really loved. i appreciate and love an artist who switches up and KNOWS how to execute it perfectly and ladies and gentlemen, our lorde and saviour has done it again. HAPPY SOLAR POWER DAY!… Expand
  18. FlorIt
    Aug 20, 2021
    8
    El álbum es una evolución de Lorde tanto personal como sonicamente. El sonido del álbum sigue una misma línea, que las agrupa muy bien.
  19. Lordellaphant
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Amazing lorde I petted my neighbours dog extra hard for pearl. All in all an excellent album
  20. GingerBread06
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Such a great and fun album! Very relaxing and I already know I will be listening to this a lot in the future. Maybe it's not as good as her other albums, but it is still good and worth listening too.
  21. Ilyesskhayati
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This album has a mind of it's own! "It's a new state of mind". The melodies, the Instruments, Lorde's voice and the added FX blended really well to make this masterpiece!
    It is a really creative album, with references from great times in music! Amazing!
  22. luizzzz
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Glorious album. Its growing, this album will be a long time favorite. This is a whole different Lorde whose not a goth teenager but a grown woman questioning her existence. The flavors of psychedelic making the album comes in different colors, from the darkest of red to brightest of yellow… Expand
  23. MontrealPineda
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    After the success of Melodrama, I believe this is rhe best direction could have gone after her hiatus. This screams growth and maturity to me. Of course we're not gonna get a Melodrama 2. That era is done. And I'm loving that lyrically, it's still the same song writing we loved. Just in another era. And this era is what we need the most right now.
  24. jeangois
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    To the ones who were expecting a melodrama 2.0 this album is not for you and probably none of her future albuns will be, stop being a dumb a**. I feel like every good artist should have the ability to change and explore in music and more important, do it successfully. Lorde did it again, she reinvented herself and presented her music in a completely different way but still feels like her.To the ones who were expecting a melodrama 2.0 this album is not for you and probably none of her future albuns will be, stop being a dumb a**. I feel like every good artist should have the ability to change and explore in music and more important, do it successfully. Lorde did it again, she reinvented herself and presented her music in a completely different way but still feels like her. It is the statement that she's not a broken teenager anymore, like everything in life this phases passes and we perceive the world in a different form. Anyways, it is the perfect album to listen in the beach (as it should) and she did a great work, fallen fruit, the man with the axe and oceanic feeling was my favorites.… Expand
  25. anastasiall
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Solar power is an absolute masterpiece. It’s a lot better to listen to the whole album, not the separate songs if you want to enjoy this work of art to the fullest. After listening for the first time I didn’t have the best impression, you need to listen to the album at least three times to get the feel of it. Don’t be too quick to jump to conclusions, you need to get used to this new soundSolar power is an absolute masterpiece. It’s a lot better to listen to the whole album, not the separate songs if you want to enjoy this work of art to the fullest. After listening for the first time I didn’t have the best impression, you need to listen to the album at least three times to get the feel of it. Don’t be too quick to jump to conclusions, you need to get used to this new sound first. Fallen fruit is a very powerful song and it has the best bridge Lorde has ever written.… Expand
  26. david_04
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    All I have to say is “wow” -her best album so far!!!!
    Melodrama felt like a “vivid fever dream” in a world full of heartbreaks and darkness, whereas Solar Power…is just something else. Truly magical. Best record from this year in my opinion. Great job Ella!! solar power forever xx❤️
  27. Farithfercas
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Worth the long wait! This is out of this world, recalling her last record Melodrama, Solar Power has completely over pass herself as a musician, with the impeccable production of Jack Antonoff, together had become the greatest masterpiece makers. This is new, clean magnificent, transcendental and obviously EPIC.
    Congratulations and Thank you Lorde for this amazing record.
    Solar Power 100/100
  28. danielefabietti
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Perfection. If you stop comparing this masterpiece to melodrama you’ll start enjoying this too
  29. Wadsxx
    Aug 20, 2021
    8
    People gotta stop expecting anything from other people, specially from artists. Go search for therapy. Your expectation is not a bar to be broken by any artist, and breaking news: artistry worlds does not rounds around your music taste. That been said: Lorde's third album is ANYTHING but boring or lacking of a single thing. It's a complete and cohesive body of work. She told us what shePeople gotta stop expecting anything from other people, specially from artists. Go search for therapy. Your expectation is not a bar to be broken by any artist, and breaking news: artistry worlds does not rounds around your music taste. That been said: Lorde's third album is ANYTHING but boring or lacking of a single thing. It's a complete and cohesive body of work. She told us what she was looking for to achieve with this release and she deliveries it. It's a happy mature album from a 24yo woman who does not relate to the songs she wrote when she as a kid anymore and that now wants to explore other themes and technicals skills.

    Lorde really pushed herself through with vocals on this album, and anyone who's listen to a single song from her past works know that this is true. She's been more involved in production in this new album than in any other before and it's really refreshing to hear someone experimenting new abilities and studying something new. We already know by her 2 first albums what's she can do, and he'll yeah she can do anything with mastery, now what we're supposed to be expecting from her is anything that we DONT know she can do, and this is a nice, happy, and brave delivery of it. I'm proud.    … Expand
  30. joseph_avocaddo
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I desperately love the spiritual search that the album conveys, beautiful lyrics and harmonies, I have no words for this new era, it was truly magical.… Expand
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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 30, 2021
    55
    All these connections Lorde is trying to make: her strange pastiche imagination of the ’70s, that random spoken word interlude by Robyn about climate change, and the themes of “sun healing,” never fully reach each other. Often, they come off as disingenuous and out of touch more than they read as brilliant, or comical. Whether the album is one big prank, or just one majorly failed experiment, the gist of having the “privilege to ignore” is lost in translation. All you are left with is just a handful of pretty alright songs.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 26, 2021
    60
    If you're riding and vibing with Lorde, this bright shapelessness is superb mood music. If you're not riding her wave, Solar Power can seem elusive, even cloying, as it circles and sways with a smile.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Aug 26, 2021
    70
    This might not be the album that everyone wanted from Lorde, but it’s a solid, dreamy effort that deserves exploration. There’s plenty here worthy of attention if you can focus for long enough.
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