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‘Solar Power’: How Lorde Grew Up, Embraced Guitars and Made a Summer Song | Diary of a Song

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Lorde used to hate guitars. Then came “Solar Power.” What changed? In the latest Diary of a Song, the 24-year-old musician traces the personal and sonic evolutions that led to her new aesthetic.

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20 Comments

@muzicSKITTLE 5 years ago

Lorde: "I'm happy...I work out a lot...my body's hot..I'm feeling good...."
she's out here living all of our dreams

@domarce 5 years ago

I’m so glad we got to hear Clairo and Phoebe’s isolated vocals because I could always hear where they are in the song but wanted to hear THEM

@carlserafin3257 4 years ago

The way she said " I hope people get it.. in time " solar power for me is healing, bliss and happy. I'm here for it!

@tRistaNixME 5 years ago

listening to the original chorus
me: WOW THAT'S A GOOD CHORUS
lorde: it's a horrible chorus
me: it's a horrible chorus

@xoxoamazingful 5 years ago

Interesting how Lorde did the same thing as Billie Eilish with hiding her body so people wouldn't comment on it, but Lorde never talked about it so we didn't realize

@nickoffury 5 years ago

I’m obsessed how he said ‘a tribe called quest’ and then she says ‘also Robbie Williams’ 💀💀💀💀

@Robert-bs6ww 5 years ago

I love the "creepy baby voice" she does sometimes. It's usually a vocal layer you can only hear through headphones and it's so satisfying to me! The only singer I recall doing this bizarre thing is Kate Bush

@kindashin 5 years ago

she called the original chorus TERRIBLE but i love it?! IT SOUNDS LIKE IT CAN BE A GREAT HOOK

@JavidGermanotta 5 years ago

Im so happy that im growing with her. Im 24 as well and throught her previous 2 albums she really explained the way i felt teen angst, fear of aging, depression, fear of future, partying, recklessness etc. cannot wait for Solar Power

@SummersFrost 5 years ago

Those demos sounded so good 😭. I would’ve taken any of them funny how she calls them terrible and I’m just here like 🤯

@Aliejha 5 years ago

THOSE EARLIER CHORUSES WERE SO GOOD!?

@phrootopia 5 years ago

Getting to hear the process of making the songs, parts that ultimately didn't make it in, and different vocal layers was so interesting!

@tinyslack 5 years ago

it’s gonna be a weed album. so stoked!!

@wacky6lalala 5 years ago

I'm sorry but I feel like people who say solar power is boring have never experienced genuine happiness in their life

@lana.d.torres 5 years ago

the warmth in claire's voice and how floaty phoebe's in the vocal parts makes me so giddy it's so beautiful

@poindexterorozco 5 years ago

"so you're a child" lol ending the interview with a little shade

@sharkywhal3 5 years ago

another episode back with that god tier editing huh

@Mia-rf1pu 5 years ago (edited)

at first i wasn't drawn to solar power when it was released. but now, 2 months later, after listening to the album and knowing the story behind it, i FREAKING LOVE IT. LOVE EVERY SONG ON THE ALBUM.

@Mockeryjay 5 years ago (edited)

Need Lorde to release that "broody" "goth" version of Solar Power that she has recorded on her phone. It would a whole new meaning to the song!

Need that chorus that she let go off as well 😭