Editor’s Note: The Albumism staff has selected what we believe to be the 110 Best Albums of the 2010s, representing a varied cross-section of artists, genres, and styles. Click “Next Album” below to explore each album in the list or for easier navigation, view the full introduction & album index here.
LORDE | Melodrama
Universal/Lava/Republic (2017)
Selected by Andy Healy
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In a pop landscape where artists seem to churn out releases as often as they change outfits, Lorde spent four years creating and crafting Melodrama. What began with personal musings on heartache soon transformed into a quasi-concept album of the highs and lows of relationships set against the backdrop of a singular night at a house party, letting the listener be carried through different feelings of the night with different rooms and moods to explore. At its broken heart, Melodrama is what a breakup sounds like. With all the heartache, laments, moments of melancholy and hopes of moving on intact. Growing pains and strains. Life, love and stains. At once a partner to (and antidote for) loneliness, Melodrama is a strong outing for an artist still embracing her creative journey and tracks like “Liability,” “Sober,” “Writer In The Dark,” and “Sober II (Melodrama)” made it 2017’s top album for me.
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