@@georgestetson5572 How so? The vocals are great and something new for her, the instrumentals are beautiful and the layering is stunning. And the lyrics are just as personal as always. I don't see anything that is lacking in quality that would make it terrible.
Pure Heroine - maturing, sorting your emotions, finding your people, making your voice heard, leaving the easy times behind and entering a new world Melodrama - absolute peak ecstasy, powerful emotions, dancing and drinking, being in love and ultimately the crash of it all and the inevitable emotional breakdown Solar Power - recovering from your experiences, coming to terms with your emotions, finding what is really important in your life and reflecting on your own journey and the world around you And I feel like that really fits the time slots you just defined.
Solar Power shows the evolution in the artistry of Lorde, and its sad critics are giving it bad or mixed reviews, comparing it to Melodrama. This album was incredible Edit: Me after a month. Solar Power just doesn't have the hits, as some songs are quite forgivable. Songs like fallen fruit however, are one of the best songs I have ever heard. I still stand by my original stance, the album was done wrong by critics. JUSTICE got a higher pitchfork score than Solar Power 😭😭
Agree. If another indie artist made Solar Power they probably give it 90+ but it’s lorde who made 2 spectacular album so they r giving 40 wtf. Solar Power is also spectacular-most spectacular for me. It’s just different but its still so good. It will grow on u in every listen. Also its perfect while u are walking through the beach, watching perfect sunsets-realizing you chose the right path and you are now in a new state of mind. Also this album sounds so much better when you are high. Try it, super spectacular. Maybe those critics listen to the album with depression. That’s why.
@@apurv1483 I don’t think that’s necessarily the problem. This album was very guitar Heavy which is super different for her. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad album at all it’s just very different for a lot of people, even the way she sings is so different
The Lana Del Rey fans did the same with Chemtrails and they hated it because they wanted an Ultraviolence 2.0. Both Solar Power and COTCC were really good, they just hated it because it was different to what they wanted.
The woman speaking in Secrets From a Girl is none other the Robyn! Also, PLEASE READ THIS! Did you realize that in liability lorde said "they're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun" and now her whole new album is all about the beauty of stepping into the sun and how she realized that maybe some of the scariest/loneliest roads we take in life are the ones that will make us the happiest and most fulfilled? Yep... Let that sink in!
Omg ALSO! In yellow flicker beat she says “it keeps my veins hot, the fires found a home in me” & in stoned at the nail salon she says “my hot bloods been burning for so many summers now, it’s time to cool it down” I thought that was a cool find
I'm not a big fan of this album after first listen. But holy shit after 3 listens it grew on me. It's a vibe, happy kind of album. Listen to this when you're lying by the beach under the sun. It elevates the experience :)
It genuinely BAFFLED me how many people disliked this album. Like no shade, everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but REALLY!? Lorde made such a lyrically and sonically beautiful and cohesive piece of ART that I felt followed up really well after her previous albums which were obviously much different than this one. Artists are allowed to grow and experiment with different sounds, so although people shouldn’t feel obligated to love this album right away, they should definitely continue listening to it. They might eventually just end up loving it for all we know :)
It's boring and everything sounds the same. People who like the album are just shamefully accepting mediocrity from an artist who's made much better albums.
Just accept it she took the big L. You guys have too much compassion towards female artists, the album flopped harder than MDNA or Eminem's new album. There's nothing wrong that she flopped. Lorde would learn and come with a better album. I don't blame her, Jack Antonoff is a trash producer lmao
@@aryaveer.8 no we just appreciate it for what it is lmao. Everyone’s gonna have a different perspective on the album so if you don’t like it then that’s totally fine! No need to shame others for liking it. I was simply just surprised many people disliked it is all.
i already know that this album will be considered a masterpiece a few years from now when people sit down and try to understand and appreciate it properly
fun fact: Lorde mentioned how secrets from a girl whos seen it all is a sequel-ish to ribs and a bunch of the lyrics correlate and it's just so beautiful
My favorite thing about Lorde is that she is always trying to reach new levels with her albums. She doesn't want to make the same album over and over again. She takes time to live her life, write this beautiful poetry, and cultivate a sound that truly fits with how she is feeling. I think that growing up along side her and these albums makes for such a beautiful listening experience. The difference between being 15 years old and listening to Pure Heroine, 18 listening to Melodrama, and 23 listening to Solar Power is just so incredible.
@@eduardomejia8317 you don't get it. I mentioned Taylor because at 8:18 when Lorde said " all the music you loved at 16 you'll grow out of " , Caitlin showed us Taylor's albums because we all know that she was a fan since her teenage years. I love Lorde too .
This is really an album I can listen to for hours and not get bored or irritated. It's so weird that I have for sooo long for new lorde album and when it was finally here I didn't listen to it right away. I was so relaxed and calm about listening to solar power It honestly surprised me . The whole album gives me peace and makes me remind that th life doesn't has to move that fast and you should stop and live in the moment yk. As a person who struggles with anxiety, I really appreciate this album.
so i read somewhere that her lyric in stoned at the nail salon “cause all the music you loved at 16 you’ll grow out of” is actually a message to her fans that she is not the same artist that she was when we fell in love w her and if this album doesn’t mean as much to us as pure heroine/melo then thats okay
💕 01:36 the path 04:24 solar power 05:04 california 06:53 stoned at the nail salon 10:00 fallen fruit 13:06 secrets from a girl 15:33 the man with the axe 17:43 dominoes 18:59 big star 20:45 leader of a new regime 22:07 mood ring 24:32 oceanic feeling
when I tell you I cried when I heard “now every perfect summer’s gotta say goodnight/gotta take its flight” in big star. miss lorde cannot just go referencing liability like that and think that I will be alright.
i needed caitlin crying through the whole album to validate myself honestly, i saw so many ppl talking shit about this album that i was like ????? am i hearing something wrong here?? this is BEAUTIFUL ugh
@@caitlinmariereacts I have a theory, I think people would be enjoying the sunnier/mellow sounds of Solar Power way more if the pandemic wasn’t happening. I think what people wanted from Lorde were darker/serious lyrics similar to Marina’s new album. But maybe I’m way off base?
@@123rockfan I think it’s because of two reasons 1.they just wanted melodrama 2.0 and don’t like the new direction 2.a lot of people relate more to the darker sound and can’t relate to the healing feeling of solar power Nonetheless I still love ❤️ the album
@@bobfartface8064 i think sad topics are for sure more relatable and usually can make a ""better"" song, with production and such, but idk its refreshing to have a hopeful album once in a while... and ppl seem to forget that this is her fucking life, like GOOD FOR HER for being in a better place my god, why does it always have to be heartbreak and mental illness you know... let the girl live
A lot of people say this is a happy album but… I’m not getting that read. Sure yeah, there’s more outward happiness, and the outlook of the album is generally more positive and striving for healing than Melodrama but there is still SO much pain in this album. The biggest difference between this album and how it handles pain to that of Melodrama, is that it seems much more emotionally mature and more interested in healing while Melodrama was all about letting yourself feel the pain no matter how intense the emotion. Idk a bunch of thoughts on how mixed the emotions are on this album, it’s not completely happy but it’s not so utterly destructive emotionally.
This album is art, I was afraid of not liking it because I saw a lot of negative comments, but I really feel in love at the first track, you can feel and hear how lorde has become mature, I think that the fans didn't like it because critics didn't like it, but music is subjective and in my point of view this album is a masterpiece.
I didn’t quite get the vibe at the first listen. But I’ve been listening to it nonstop and I have to say that it is quite amazing. The music, the lyrics, everything is wonderful. And of course like you said music is subjective and fans of an artist shouldn’t feel obligated to like all their work. But being negative and hateful to someone who has clearly worked hard is just awful. Great artists grow.
Stoned at the nail salon is honestly one of my fav song by lords ever. Whenever I drive home at night after a great day I listen to it and it makes me smile and cry and dream about my childhood + big star
okay, so i recognize that Melodrama is one of the bests. but since i am a teenager, i still resonate so much with Pure Heroine. the Melodrama perspective have not overlapped with where i am in life, so the Solar Power hit me much more. the current situation of mine is literally defined by Solar Power, so it tops Melodrama for me.
@Umamaheswari G she mentioned on a Twitter live months ago how she was attacked by Ariana and lady Gaga stans after she didn't like Chromatica and positions 😞
As a '60's baby from the UK. I sat, with my headphones on, in the dark, already open to what was coming next. Solar Power hinted at it, Stoned at The Nail Salon nibbled at it, and Mood Ring winked at it. With each, and EVERY song, Ella confirmed it for me. This album, in all it's nooks and crannies, is a thank you. It's a love letter to every person who raised her, and quite literally, every musician who raised her Mum and Dad. The vast majority of her loyal fans are not my age. Their sonic emotional journey through life is not that of me, my contemporaries or her Mum and Dad. But, they're going to absolutely ADORE Ella for introducing them to the music that storied her childhood, that shaped her musical sensibilities, that made her feel safe. Thank you Ella, thank you Mr. O' Connor and thank you Ms. Yellich.
@@BenSavageDonovan Sorry Rob, I'd appreciate a little more context. Am I speaking of which in relation to lyrics and/or instruments? Can you help me out please? Cheers
solar power and melodrama are so different tho. she seems so much happier now and some songs are really good (the path, secrets from a girl, mood ring, fallen fruit, etc). im really happy for her and proud of her for releasing this album and I LOVE IT.
this album is like "ribs" by Lorde. the first time you listen to it, your'e just kinda left there nothing special really but something in you just keep saying to listen to it again, and you did. now, you can't get enough of it, it just grew in you.
I love that her opening lines are always coherent with her closing ones. In this case, she opens the album talking about her birth, and she ends it by hinting her death.
fun fact: the bugs at the end of oceanic feeling are recordings of cicadas in new zealand that lorde took on her phone :) there are other sounds like ocean waves throughout the album that are also sound recordings that she took on her phone too!
Lorde album is very age-specific and personal to her. So I feel like unless you’re in your early/mid 20’s, you wouldn’t resonate to her work (especially this album)
i agree honestly! i feel like the reason this resonated with me is because i'm in my 20's and experiencing a lot of these same things that she's singing about
I feel like it's not necessarily about age but where you are in your life. I'm stepping into late 20s and each lorde album has resonated with me perfectly. it's probably also about coming in without expectations
I'm 70 years old and I realize that every one of those years is still alive. There is a part of that will always be a newborn, a twelve year old, a thirty five year old, a ... yeah. Like that. Lorde's music resonates as art regardless of age. When I first heard "Bravado," it grabbed me by my 15 year old ears, even though I was 62 at the time. The planet is a rock and I'm always doing my best to roll with it. "Solar Power" is such a sweet nod to the spirit of living through these times. Kudos to Lorde Ella.
The reaction we’ve been waiting for and Caitlin Marie didn’t disappoint. Totally nailed this album. One of the BEST reactors on YouTUbe reviewing one of our best artists. What more can you ask for?
OMG I just realised after the explanation of what fallen fruit is about, the beeping is a bin lorry or “garbage truck” I knew I heard that sound before, she’s probably commenting on the sheer amount of waste we’ve created🤷♀️
this album is truly beautiful. i’m new to the Lorde fandom and hearing that this album is different from her others, which makes me scared for her other albums. but 10/10.
If you love the artist, you’ll love the other albums too. Lorde is a musical genius, she just doesn’t always stick to the same sound( I personally don’t think Pure Heroine and Melodrama are all that similar, but they are more closer in sound than solar power is to them). If you love Lorde’s lyrics, then you’ll enjoy her other albums as well☺️
It’s so Magical and Sounds Sophisticated, it’s like i’m walking in a museum and everything has its own story and feeling…. And the 60’s with the early 2000’s track and of course her poetic lyricism, So Unique, A Masterpiece that i never heard or my soul is finding for this whole life. Thank you Lorde for making my life meditated. ☀️💛
Just adding something a couple of months later. This album begins in beauty. It ends in beauty. And there's nothing but beauty in between. Your reaction is also beautiful. The good news is that it Ella's continued evolution from "Bravado" through "400 Lux" and "The Louvre" and into "Oceanic Feelings" There is a certain beauty that transcends pop commercialism. I am grateful for this era. I absolutely love how you deliver your relatable reaction. Keep this up.
There are so many growers on this album that you have to listen to it multiple times to get into it and notice all the interesting production choices and lyrical references. (Especially the repetion of the solar "power"- as happiness/self empowerment, astrology, alternative energy, "disappearing into the sun") One of the things I think Lorde always does well is delivering cohesive albums that feel like a slice of her life at the time she's writing them. Everything flows so well together and listening to it from beginning to end really makes it all hit.
This album has been a grower for me. It’s actually taken me 5 listens through for it to grab me. Each listen is a different experience. It was overwhelming the first time. So I just kept relistening, watching all the reactions and breakdowns, and learning the lyrics. I think I just wasn’t ready because the singles she released ahead of time, I feel, are different than the rest of the tracks. Mood ring is still one of my favorites though. It’s a vibe.
caitlin is the only one who actually reviewed this album while reading the meaning of each track. Everyone else just listened to the Lp and talked shit about it claiming to be in lorde head. I didn't know some people were omniscent.
One thing that sets your reactions apart from so many others is your editing. It grabs my attention so well. Keep it up. Also, you and I both share the emotional empathy so much. I literally cried 6 times (which I recorded on my phone n sent to my friends who also frequent Lorde) listening to this album. ITS SO GOOD!!! Have a great day and stay safe and healthy.
I am a Lana del Rey fan and this has SUCH LANA VIBES I LOVE IT IT'S THE KIND OF ALBUM YOU LAY DOWN TO LISTEN TO WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED AND IT GIVES YOU CHILLS ON ALL YOUR SKIN
You are such a thoughtful reactor, Caitlin. I can tell you take popular culture, and the way that you relate to it, seriously. Thank you for helping me appreciate the things you do in music!
YES best reaction so far. It’s SO GOOD. probs my fav lorde album and I’m a stan. she seems so solid in where she is and this album really reflects that. The lyricism is off the charts. I wish people would give it a third and fourth chance cause if they do they will fall in love!!! AOTY!!
Lorde said the sirens on Dominoes is because when she was recording the window was open and she liked it the sound of the sirens because it reminds her the summer.
SO TRUE BESTIE! I just DON'T GET THE MIXED REVIEWS like i get that it is not everyone's cup of tea on first listen, it is indeed a grower, but this album is SO well put together, cohesive, and the storytelling and production are literally CHEF'S KISS!!!!!! Every time you listen to it you hear something new. It has important messages, nostalgia, happiness, it has IT ALL. I love it so much, this is art
This Album is a sublime autobiography, love letter and thank you all rolled into one beautiful document. it is the most comprehensive, cohesive and complex ode to 60 years of musical styles, musical genres and specific artists all while sharing with us, her fans, the music that's bookmarked her life! What a precious gift!!! Literally every song is delivered flawlessly in multiple iconic vocal and musical styles that are both a tribute to specific artists, (sometimes just stylistically), but in almost every song, a tribute to a specific album, song AND lyric or refrain all at once. It's genius! To produce an album that's going to remind older folk like me of times long forgotten whilst telling her own story. That concurrently shares the musical influences of her life's journey to date with her contemporaries who may never ever have heard the music from the '60's and '70's that went onto influence the Pop stars of the future - is GENIUS!!! To be blunt, in my humble opinion - this is the most complicated, complex and comprehensive compendium of 60 years of "Pop" music ever produced in a single Album. This album will keep giving to every listener for decades to come because it's handed her fans THE KEY to a life times journey in music.
I really liked the album I feel like being in the same age category I can relate to a lot of it and feel the vibe of it … it kind of made me emotional too
On my initial listen, the only songs that stood out for me were The Path, Fallen Fruit, and Mood Ring. But now, every single song has grown on me, this album is soooo beautiful! I wish Hold No Grudge was on Spotify 😭😍
ngl, i actually waited for you to post the video of your reaction to solar power, caitlin, before i go and listen to the album myself :) love your vibes soo much🌞💖
Love how you feel the music. Liderally me when no ones watching. I just bought the vinyl today and was surprised. Mood Ring is like completely different mixed and you can hear Jack on Dominos (similar to the Roof Live performance - I was so glad about that) and in the ending on oceanic feeling.
Great reaction. I want more. Anything. But I must say that anyone who doesn't get the beauty of this album is someone who needs to learn how to love better. When you know love, you will never ever be able to think of Solar Power as anything but love's gift. Thank you Caitlin Marie. You not only get it but you share it.
I love this album, I haven't been able to listen to anything else since, it's creeping into my head in my sleep I woke up at 1am with big star playing in mind so I woke up and listened to it again, this is one of those albums I'm gonna love forever
so funny that you mention the similarity to lana right before listening to stoned at the nail salon, which directly lifts Lanas melody from “hope is a dangerous thing…” this is NOT a dig at lorde, but it’s just funny timing
@@mazzistar yeah it has kinda the same guitar pattern as wild at heart, and the same melody as hope. so it’s a funny coincidence she just happened to mention it right before, and then not notice
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Girl I just wanna say you're editing keeps improving like wtf. And also we really appreciate the diversity of genres you listen to.... ☀️💛xoxo
Album is terrible and boring .....worst thing she’s ever put out!
Some people do not like this album and I cannot for the life of me see why. It's so pure and beautiful.
@@TECfan1 albums terrible....huge disappointment
@@georgestetson5572 How so? The vocals are great and something new for her, the instrumentals are beautiful and the layering is stunning. And the lyrics are just as personal as always. I don't see anything that is lacking in quality that would make it terrible.
This album is such a hit, only for people who would understand it
That part
ok but like dang, the vibe though
Pure Heroine 8PM - 11PM
Melodrama 12AM - 6AM
Solar Power 7AM - 10AM
True!
*12pm - to 6pm
@@Alyzvettema definitely not babe
Pure Heroine - maturing, sorting your emotions, finding your people, making your voice heard, leaving the easy times behind and entering a new world
Melodrama - absolute peak ecstasy, powerful emotions, dancing and drinking, being in love and ultimately the crash of it all and the inevitable emotional breakdown
Solar Power - recovering from your experiences, coming to terms with your emotions, finding what is really important in your life and reflecting on your own journey and the world around you
And I feel like that really fits the time slots you just defined.
@@Alyzvettema oh hell naw, songs like green light or supercut are AMAZING in a car in the middle of night
Solar Power shows the evolution in the artistry of Lorde, and its sad critics are giving it bad or mixed reviews, comparing it to Melodrama. This album was incredible
Edit: Me after a month. Solar Power just doesn't have the hits, as some songs are quite forgivable. Songs like fallen fruit however, are one of the best songs I have ever heard. I still stand by my original stance, the album was done wrong by critics. JUSTICE got a higher pitchfork score than Solar Power 😭😭
Agree. If another indie artist made Solar Power they probably give it 90+ but it’s lorde who made 2 spectacular album so they r giving 40 wtf. Solar Power is also spectacular-most spectacular for me. It’s just different but its still so good. It will grow on u in every listen. Also its perfect while u are walking through the beach, watching perfect sunsets-realizing you chose the right path and you are now in a new state of mind. Also this album sounds so much better when you are high. Try it, super spectacular.
Maybe those critics listen to the album with depression. That’s why.
Why do fans expect Lorde to be sad when they should be appreciative of the positivity this album gives
They’re expecting melodrama 2.0 lmao. Those critics are bunch of clowns 🤡
@@apurv1483 I don’t think that’s necessarily the problem. This album was very guitar Heavy which is super different for her. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad album at all it’s just very different for a lot of people, even the way she sings is so different
The Lana Del Rey fans did the same with Chemtrails and they hated it because they wanted an Ultraviolence 2.0. Both Solar Power and COTCC were really good, they just hated it because it was different to what they wanted.
The woman speaking in Secrets From a Girl is none other the Robyn! Also, PLEASE READ THIS! Did you realize that in liability lorde said "they're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun" and now her whole new album is all about the beauty of stepping into the sun and how she realized that maybe some of the scariest/loneliest roads we take in life are the ones that will make us the happiest and most fulfilled? Yep... Let that sink in!
Oh...my...god
Omg ALSO! In yellow flicker beat she says “it keeps my veins hot, the fires found a home in me” & in stoned at the nail salon she says “my hot bloods been burning for so many summers now, it’s time to cool it down” I thought that was a cool find
@@briboucherr wow, i didn't know that!
This makes me wonder if L4 will have choral sounds 😂- ‘when it’s time to take off my robes, and step into the choir’
she also says in liability, "every perfect summer's eating me alive," and then in big star she says "every perfect summer's gotta say goodnight"
I'm not a big fan of this album after first listen. But holy shit after 3 listens it grew on me. It's a vibe, happy kind of album. Listen to this when you're lying by the beach under the sun. It elevates the experience :)
Same , this album took me by surprise , we really need to give it a few listens
Same my third listen has made me put lorde up there on my top tier artist of all time. She does not miss.
same i was so disappointed on first listen now its my fav of the year
Omg Same
same it grew on me so much !!
I really don’t get the negative reviews, it’s such a beautiful album. let artists grow :)
This album has a Score of 70 , critics are divided
right? pitchfork is so pressed about it as if artists aren't allowed to change their direction
Exactly artists evolve I mean just look at how Billie was treated on her second album
@@spinalc0rds This was regression, not evolution.
@@kyandelrey3704 just say you don't like indie music and go if you want a pop album go to melodrama
for me, Pure Heroine is an evening/sunset album, Melodama is midnight, and Solar Power is a morning album
So that's why Pure Heroine is my no. 1 huh
YES!!
omg you're so right
Mornings are stressful no thanks
It genuinely BAFFLED me how many people disliked this album. Like no shade, everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but REALLY!? Lorde made such a lyrically and sonically beautiful and cohesive piece of ART that I felt followed up really well after her previous albums which were obviously much different than this one. Artists are allowed to grow and experiment with different sounds, so although people shouldn’t feel obligated to love this album right away, they should definitely continue listening to it. They might eventually just end up loving it for all we know :)
It's boring and everything sounds the same. People who like the album are just shamefully accepting mediocrity from an artist who's made much better albums.
Just accept it she took the big L. You guys have too much compassion towards female artists, the album flopped harder than MDNA or Eminem's new album. There's nothing wrong that she flopped. Lorde would learn and come with a better album. I don't blame her, Jack Antonoff is a trash producer lmao
@@aryaveer.8 no we just appreciate it for what it is lmao. Everyone’s gonna have a different perspective on the album so if you don’t like it then that’s totally fine! No need to shame others for liking it. I was simply just surprised many people disliked it is all.
people who don't like album make that seem like it's a fact and not their opinion
@@aryaveer.8 “the same” um…
i already know that this album will be considered a masterpiece a few years from now when people sit down and try to understand and appreciate it properly
It wont lol.
No, it won't be. Melodrama will tho
@@muhammadzikri8492 both
It is a masterpiece
You were so right btw. Didn't get it until this year
fun fact: Lorde mentioned how secrets from a girl whos seen it all is a sequel-ish to ribs and a bunch of the lyrics correlate and it's just so beautiful
that's actually so cool wow
And she reversed one of the same chord progressions from Ribs!
@@starrr365 bloody hell thats amazing
"I'm gonna throw something" LMFAO
girl you're so lovely. your reactions are sooo relateable. tks for reacting to my queen's new music. ♥
thank you for being so kind
My favorite thing about Lorde is that she is always trying to reach new levels with her albums. She doesn't want to make the same album over and over again. She takes time to live her life, write this beautiful poetry, and cultivate a sound that truly fits with how she is feeling. I think that growing up along side her and these albums makes for such a beautiful listening experience. The difference between being 15 years old and listening to Pure Heroine, 18 listening to Melodrama, and 23 listening to Solar Power is just so incredible.
It's crazy how most of us were Swifties at the age of 16 and we STILL ARE.
I’ve liked Taylor Swift for literally my entire life
girl sammeeeeeee tf....
I like Taylor Swift and Lorde. Both different women of the music industry. The idea of only liking one artist is sad for me
Same
@@eduardomejia8317 you don't get it.
I mentioned Taylor because at 8:18 when Lorde said " all the music you loved at 16 you'll grow out of " , Caitlin showed us Taylor's albums because we all know that she was a fan since her teenage years.
I love Lorde too .
This is really an album I can listen to for hours and not get bored or irritated. It's so weird that I have for sooo long for new lorde album and when it was finally here I didn't listen to it right away. I was so relaxed and calm about listening to solar power It honestly surprised me . The whole album gives me peace and makes me remind that th life doesn't has to move that fast and you should stop and live in the moment yk. As a person who struggles with anxiety, I really appreciate this album.
Love this!
Very true!!
As someone who also has issues with anxiety, this album has been on repeat nonstop since it dropped. It just feels like a warm hug.
Yes, im struggling with my depression but This album and Melodrama always helps my everyday life.
so i read somewhere that her lyric in stoned at the nail salon “cause all the music you loved at 16 you’ll grow out of” is actually a message to her fans that she is not the same artist that she was when we fell in love w her and if this album doesn’t mean as much to us as pure heroine/melo then thats okay
omg that’s kinda sad 🥺
@@nellymxr dude, it is NOT, people just grow up
thats funny cuz this is the album that made me fall in love with her
💕
01:36 the path
04:24 solar power
05:04 california
06:53 stoned at the nail salon
10:00 fallen fruit
13:06 secrets from a girl
15:33 the man with the axe
17:43 dominoes
18:59 big star
20:45 leader of a new regime
22:07 mood ring
24:32 oceanic feeling
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much 💖
Not needed cuz she already added in her description but still thanks.
solar power is so cohesive not just sonically. the concepts match and stay the same so well. it’s so powerful
when I tell you I cried when I heard “now every perfect summer’s gotta say goodnight/gotta take its flight” in big star. miss lorde cannot just go referencing liability like that and think that I will be alright.
WAIT HOW DID I MISS THAT
@@caitlinmariereacts I figured when you didn’t mention it you didn’t catch it. I had to pause and full on sob for like 20 minutes
i am so glad there's FINALLY someone that doesn't compare this album to her previous works. love your vids as always
i needed caitlin crying through the whole album to validate myself honestly, i saw so many ppl talking shit about this album that i was like ????? am i hearing something wrong here?? this is BEAUTIFUL ugh
i'm so confused by the hate, truly i don't get it
@@caitlinmariereacts I have a theory, I think people would be enjoying the sunnier/mellow sounds of Solar Power way more if the pandemic wasn’t happening. I think what people wanted from Lorde were darker/serious lyrics similar to Marina’s new album. But maybe I’m way off base?
@@123rockfan I think it’s because of two reasons
1.they just wanted melodrama 2.0 and don’t like the new direction
2.a lot of people relate more to the darker sound and can’t relate to the healing feeling of solar power
Nonetheless I still love ❤️ the album
@@bobfartface8064 i think sad topics are for sure more relatable and usually can make a ""better"" song, with production and such, but idk its refreshing to have a hopeful album once in a while... and ppl seem to forget that this is her fucking life, like GOOD FOR HER for being in a better place my god, why does it always have to be heartbreak and mental illness you know... let the girl live
i think its totally fine to not like the sound, its very different, but the lyrics and the themes, its very much peak Lorde just like Melodrama was
Caitlin: *picks cup of coffee up*
Lorde: *begins ‘The Path’ chorus*
Caitlin: *puts cup of coffee down because she can’t believe what she is hearing*
a new caitlin video equals a new comfort video, thank you for this caitlin ♥
you're so sweet, thank you for being here
@@caitlinmariereacts yesss thank youuuu
@@caitlinmariereacts and everytime u say "beans" i feel called out coz my name's Vince and that's how my friends pronounce it lmaoo
A lot of people say this is a happy album but… I’m not getting that read. Sure yeah, there’s more outward happiness, and the outlook of the album is generally more positive and striving for healing than Melodrama but there is still SO much pain in this album. The biggest difference between this album and how it handles pain to that of Melodrama, is that it seems much more emotionally mature and more interested in healing while Melodrama was all about letting yourself feel the pain no matter how intense the emotion. Idk a bunch of thoughts on how mixed the emotions are on this album, it’s not completely happy but it’s not so utterly destructive emotionally.
Also let’s remember that Lorde has said herself that the album also is a sarcastic take on that whole shallow self love culture stuff
This album is art, I was afraid of not liking it because I saw a lot of negative comments, but I really feel in love at the first track, you can feel and hear how lorde has become mature, I think that the fans didn't like it because critics didn't like it, but music is subjective and in my point of view this album is a masterpiece.
I didn’t quite get the vibe at the first listen. But I’ve been listening to it nonstop and I have to say that it is quite amazing. The music, the lyrics, everything is wonderful. And of course like you said music is subjective and fans of an artist shouldn’t feel obligated to like all their work. But being negative and hateful to someone who has clearly worked hard is just awful. Great artists grow.
Solar Power is my favorite album from Lorde, it is amazing, so chill, i love it so much
Stoned at the nail salon is honestly one of my fav song by lords ever. Whenever I drive home at night after a great day I listen to it and it makes me smile and cry and dream about my childhood + big star
Writer in the dark and liability outperfomed, lmao
okay, so i recognize that Melodrama is one of the bests. but since i am a teenager, i still resonate so much with Pure Heroine. the Melodrama perspective have not overlapped with where i am in life, so the Solar Power hit me much more. the current situation of mine is literally defined by Solar Power, so it tops Melodrama for me.
Im sad , Ajayii is not reacting to it ,but I hope Shes ok ,healthy and happy
The good sis retired from RUclips. Good for her tho, a lot of stans were very toxic to her
@@eleventyseven3742 i know some people are Mean and Jealous, She was so funny
@Umamaheswari G she mentioned on a Twitter live months ago how she was attacked by Ariana and lady Gaga stans after she didn't like Chromatica and positions 😞
@@eleventyseven3742 chromatica and Positions are kinda weak
@@eleventyseven3742 It's always the little monsters huh
It’s makes my little bean heart so happy to see you doing better and happy now 💕 love you 💜
aw thank you, ilysm 🥺
3:10 when you picked up your mug and put it back i felt that
No matter what they've said 'bout this album, this is still a masterpiece for me. On repeat since the day of release.
Yas I've been waiting for this one!
:)
TURN IT UP ⬆️
There’s two bonus tracks too - “Helen of Troy” and “Hold no grudge” which are SO good too so we would love to see your reaction to it
As a '60's baby from the UK. I sat, with my headphones on, in the dark, already open to what was coming next.
Solar Power hinted at it, Stoned at The Nail Salon nibbled at it, and Mood Ring winked at it.
With each, and EVERY song, Ella confirmed it for me. This album, in all it's nooks and crannies, is a thank you. It's a love letter to every person who raised her, and quite literally, every musician who raised her Mum and Dad.
The vast majority of her loyal fans are not my age. Their sonic emotional journey through life is not that of me, my contemporaries or her Mum and Dad. But, they're going to absolutely ADORE Ella for introducing them to the music that storied her childhood, that shaped her musical sensibilities, that made her feel safe.
Thank you Ella, thank you Mr. O' Connor and thank you Ms. Yellich.
are you talking about those songs instrumentally or lyrically?
@@BenSavageDonovan Sorry Rob, I'd appreciate a little more context. Am I speaking of which in relation to lyrics and/or instruments? Can you help me out please? Cheers
The way you start dancing in Mood Ring, with a confused expression is killing me rn💀👆🏻
Lorde said she wrote Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All) after listening to Ribs. She said it was a response to that song and her past self.
It took me TWO YEARS to realize how good this album is, you must be on a different mind set that the one you were in 2021 frrrrr
solar power and melodrama are so different tho. she seems so much happier now and some songs are really good (the path, secrets from a girl, mood ring, fallen fruit, etc). im really happy for her and proud of her for releasing this album and I LOVE IT.
this album is like "ribs" by Lorde. the first time you listen to it, your'e just kinda left there nothing special really but something in you just keep saying to listen to it again, and you did. now, you can't get enough of it, it just grew in you.
I love that her opening lines are always coherent with her closing ones. In this case, she opens the album talking about her birth, and she ends it by hinting her death.
There are also 2 deluxe tracks: helen of troy and hold no grudge, you should check them out they're incredible
They’re not on RUclips or Spotify are they? How did you find them
fun fact: the bugs at the end of oceanic feeling are recordings of cicadas in new zealand that lorde took on her phone :) there are other sounds like ocean waves throughout the album that are also sound recordings that she took on her phone too!
Man fallen fruit is a masterpiece 😭
Lorde album is very age-specific and personal to her. So I feel like unless you’re in your early/mid 20’s, you wouldn’t resonate to her work (especially this album)
Agreed
i agree honestly! i feel like the reason this resonated with me is because i'm in my 20's and experiencing a lot of these same things that she's singing about
I'm 24, and I did not resonate to this album at all. Pure heroine did tho
I feel like it's not necessarily about age but where you are in your life. I'm stepping into late 20s and each lorde album has resonated with me perfectly. it's probably also about coming in without expectations
I'm 70 years old and I realize that every one of those years is still alive. There is a part of that will always be a newborn, a twelve year old, a thirty five year old, a ... yeah. Like that. Lorde's music resonates as art regardless of age. When I first heard "Bravado," it grabbed me by my 15 year old ears, even though I was 62 at the time. The planet is a rock and I'm always doing my best to roll with it. "Solar Power" is such a sweet nod to the spirit of living through these times. Kudos to Lorde Ella.
The reaction we’ve been waiting for and Caitlin Marie didn’t disappoint. Totally nailed this album. One of the BEST reactors on YouTUbe reviewing one of our best artists. What more can you ask for?
i appreciate u!!!
OMG I just realised after the explanation of what fallen fruit is about, the beeping is a bin lorry or “garbage truck” I knew I heard that sound before, she’s probably commenting on the sheer amount of waste we’ve created🤷♀️
this album is truly beautiful. i’m new to the Lorde fandom and hearing that this album is different from her others, which makes me scared for her other albums. but 10/10.
If you love the artist, you’ll love the other albums too. Lorde is a musical genius, she just doesn’t always stick to the same sound( I personally don’t think Pure Heroine and Melodrama are all that similar, but they are more closer in sound than solar power is to them). If you love Lorde’s lyrics, then you’ll enjoy her other albums as well☺️
Fear not. If you fear, you may miss the love. And there's so much of that.Enjoy.
At first i was like ok cute, but NOW i'm like "Lorde did it again", i LOVE this album sm😭
It’s so Magical and Sounds Sophisticated, it’s like i’m walking in a museum and everything has its own story and feeling…. And the 60’s with the early 2000’s track and of course her poetic lyricism, So Unique, A Masterpiece that i never heard or my soul is finding for this whole life. Thank you Lorde for making my life meditated. ☀️💛
i don't know if it's just me but this new album has really big underwater energy
Just adding something a couple of months later. This album begins in beauty. It ends in beauty. And there's nothing but beauty in between. Your reaction is also beautiful. The good news is that it Ella's continued evolution from "Bravado" through "400 Lux" and "The Louvre" and into "Oceanic Feelings" There is a certain beauty that transcends pop commercialism. I am grateful for this era. I absolutely love how you deliver your relatable reaction. Keep this up.
There are so many growers on this album that you have to listen to it multiple times to get into it and notice all the interesting production choices and lyrical references. (Especially the repetion of the solar "power"- as happiness/self empowerment, astrology, alternative energy, "disappearing into the sun") One of the things I think Lorde always does well is delivering cohesive albums that feel like a slice of her life at the time she's writing them. Everything flows so well together and listening to it from beginning to end really makes it all hit.
This album has been a grower for me. It’s actually taken me 5 listens through for it to grab me. Each listen is a different experience. It was overwhelming the first time. So I just kept relistening, watching all the reactions and breakdowns, and learning the lyrics. I think I just wasn’t ready because the singles she released ahead of time, I feel, are different than the rest of the tracks. Mood ring is still one of my favorites though. It’s a vibe.
The Grammy's better pull themselves together, AOTY right here...
I hate the fact that has many bad reviews
Delusion
It’s so good, but billlie or Olivia are gonna get AOTY. They have a massive fan base
@@Alyzvettema yeah, they robbed melodrama too, didn't they?
@@notathletic4171 mmm no, was Bruno Mars
caitlin is the only one who actually reviewed this album while reading the meaning of each track. Everyone else just listened to the Lp and talked shit about it claiming to be in lorde head. I didn't know some people were omniscent.
im half way through and THIS IS MY FAV VIDEO EVER ON THE INTERNET
YOU ARE MY FAV PERSON EVER ON THE INTERNET
@@caitlinmariereacts NO WAY I JUST GOT THIS FROM THE CAITLIN MARIE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH OMFG
One thing that sets your reactions apart from so many others is your editing. It grabs my attention so well. Keep it up. Also, you and I both share the emotional empathy so much. I literally cried 6 times (which I recorded on my phone n sent to my friends who also frequent Lorde) listening to this album. ITS SO GOOD!!! Have a great day and stay safe and healthy.
Caitlin Is the queen of editing (when it comes to reaction channels)
Fallen Fruit is my favourite song of the album by FAR, as a musician I can‘t help but appreciate it so much! (Same with Leader of a New Regime)
YESSS MY FAV REACTION CHANNEL UPLOADED
ILY
I really love this reaction, you totally understood Solar Power 🥺🥺🥺
thank you for being here, i loved the album
I am a Lana del Rey fan and this has SUCH LANA VIBES I LOVE IT IT'S THE KIND OF ALBUM YOU LAY DOWN TO LISTEN TO WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED AND IT GIVES YOU CHILLS ON ALL YOUR SKIN
I mean "Stoned at nail salon // Wild at Heart" lol
You are such a thoughtful reactor, Caitlin. I can tell you take popular culture, and the way that you relate to it, seriously. Thank you for helping me appreciate the things you do in music!
thank YOU for being here 🥺
YES best reaction so far. It’s SO GOOD. probs my fav lorde album and I’m a stan. she seems so solid in where she is and this album really reflects that. The lyricism is off the charts. I wish people would give it a third and fourth chance cause if they do they will fall in love!!! AOTY!!
I feel adrenaline on some mystical songs, its a cohesive experience, which continues with some bops and a masterful ending. after like 60 listens.
Jack is singing on dominoes on vinyl version btw . He sound soooo good . Idk why they changed it for streaming versions.
It got ruined with Jack's shouting smh
Y’all, I listened to this album yesterday when I went rollerblading and omfg,,, twas a different experience. I felt so free and happy omggomgg
the solar power vinyl has added background vocals on dominos which sound AWESOME
big star PUNCHED my heart.
My favourite tracks:
The path
Secrets from a girl
The man with the axe
Mood ring
Oceanic feeling
Lorde said the sirens on Dominoes is because when she was recording the window was open and she liked it the sound of the sirens because it reminds her the summer.
I hate the idea that Lorde has probably read P*fork's insulting reviews. I wish she knew how much this album means to me and a lot of people.
when is Pitchfork ever nice to artists? they are so incredibly rude in every single goddamn review, just-
who hurt them?
This shows Lorde's musicality. Very thoughtful and tender in places. Thank you, Caitlin for this.
Idk why but I’m crying with you gurl
She knows what year we need her! 🦋✨🦋✨
Helen of Troy and Hold no Grudge are so good too. ❤️
YES I've been waiting for the notif all day here we go :)))
thanks for being here!
Caitlin you need to listen to the bonus tracks. They are soooooooo amazing.
SO TRUE BESTIE! I just DON'T GET THE MIXED REVIEWS like i get that it is not everyone's cup of tea on first listen, it is indeed a grower, but this album is SO well put together, cohesive, and the storytelling and production are literally CHEF'S KISS!!!!!! Every time you listen to it you hear something new. It has important messages, nostalgia, happiness, it has IT ALL. I love it so much, this is art
This Album is a sublime autobiography, love letter and thank you all rolled into one beautiful document. it is the most comprehensive, cohesive and complex ode to 60 years of musical styles, musical genres and specific artists all while sharing with us, her fans, the music that's bookmarked her life! What a precious gift!!!
Literally every song is delivered flawlessly in multiple iconic vocal and musical styles that are both a tribute to specific artists, (sometimes just stylistically), but in almost every song, a tribute to a specific album, song AND lyric or refrain all at once. It's genius! To produce an album that's going to remind older folk like me of times long forgotten whilst telling her own story. That concurrently shares the musical influences of her life's journey to date with her contemporaries who may never ever have heard the music from the '60's and '70's that went onto influence the Pop stars of the future - is GENIUS!!! To be blunt, in my humble opinion - this is the most complicated, complex and comprehensive compendium of 60 years of "Pop" music ever produced in a single Album.
This album will keep giving to every listener for decades to come because it's handed her fans THE KEY to a life times journey in music.
Finally someone who appreciates this masterpiece
The path and mood ring are definitely my top 2
not me crying to big star over my dead cat hhhhh thank you so much caitlin, i loved this
26:16 sameeeee!!! istg everyone who sees me vibing to this album thinks im going crazy aaa
I love ur reaction of The Path
What other music reaction channel is serving us this much professionalism in editing and raw reactions?? Lorde lovers stan
WE need L4 and your reaction
I really liked the album I feel like being in the same age category I can relate to a lot of it and feel the vibe of it … it kind of made me emotional too
"and Marlo Williams.. im sure you're great too i just don't know who u are" I WHEEZED HELP
On my initial listen, the only songs that stood out for me were The Path, Fallen Fruit, and Mood Ring. But now, every single song has grown on me, this album is soooo beautiful! I wish Hold No Grudge was on Spotify 😭😍
i LOVED this album so much, don't know why people are talking bad things about it. amazing reaction as always ❤️❤️
deluxe edition hits too
ngl, i actually waited for you to post the video of your reaction to solar power, caitlin, before i go and listen to the album myself :) love your vibes soo much🌞💖
yep. she enhance every album.
Girl you're everything. Liked ur reaction Lorde is legend and we love her 💖
I love big star its literally so sad because of it being about her dog
Love how you feel the music. Liderally me when no ones watching. I just bought the vinyl today and was surprised. Mood Ring is like completely different mixed and you can hear Jack on Dominos (similar to the Roof Live performance - I was so glad about that) and in the ending on oceanic feeling.
Great reaction. I want more. Anything. But I must say that anyone who doesn't get the beauty of this album is someone who needs to learn how to love better. When you know love, you will never ever be able to think of Solar Power as anything but love's gift. Thank you Caitlin Marie. You not only get it but you share it.
I love this album, I haven't been able to listen to anything else since, it's creeping into my head in my sleep I woke up at 1am with big star playing in mind so I woke up and listened to it again, this is one of those albums I'm gonna love forever
so funny that you mention the similarity to lana right before listening to stoned at the nail salon, which directly lifts Lanas melody from “hope is a dangerous thing…” this is NOT a dig at lorde, but it’s just funny timing
it kind of reminds me of wild at heart
@@mazzistar yeah it has kinda the same guitar pattern as wild at heart, and the same melody as hope. so it’s a funny coincidence she just happened to mention it right before, and then not notice
was Jack involved with that song by lana? it would make sense if he was the one using it in both projects
@@imblue9839 yeah he helped with the making of nfr, he also helped make cotcc
Don't you mean "Wild at Heart" from Chemtrails?
Gurl, your device is amazing! i almost felt like lorde was singing right next to me.