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What Went Wrong on Lorde's Solar Power: A Track by Track Analysis (Patreon Preview)

What Went Wrong on Lorde's Solar Power: A Track by Track Analysis (Patreon Preview)

Update: 2025-05-19
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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, on the cusp of Lorde's forthcoming fourth studio album Virgin, due next month, Louie and Russ revisit her last album, 2021's divisive paean to the natural world, Solar Power. Neither loved this record on impact but how has it aged? Does it land differently out of the context of its moment? And what do it's successes and failures portend for the next round of Lorde music?


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What Went Wrong on Lorde's Solar Power: A Track by Track Analysis (Patreon Preview)

What Went Wrong on Lorde's Solar Power: A Track by Track Analysis (Patreon Preview)

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