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"The daughter of poet Sonja Yelich works juxtaposition like a stripper works a pole — eschewing Kardashianity with her head held high … Boredom as insurrection and seeing past brokered blingdome is the new revolution plied by Lorde, who merges Lana Del Ray's flat affect, Queen-evoking curtains of disembodied vocals and Massive Attack's electronica over an anything but fizzy electro-pop. Superficiality falls beneath her razor-scrawled lyrics, which skewer the sexualization of violence ("Glory and Gore"), the willfully blissfully unaware ("Buzzcut Season") and the unattainability/desirability of faux perfection ("White Teeth Teens"). Not as cutting as Fiona Apple's brutally knowing "Criminal," Lorde is equally unapologetic." — Paste, Oct. 2013
Pure Heroine is the debut album from New Zealander Ella Yelich-O'Connor, who is better known as Lorde. She was spotted at the young age of 12 singing at a talent show in her hometown near Auckland and subsequently signed to Universal. She shot to prominence in early 2013 with a hugely popular EP, The Love Club, which produced single "Royals." The record was written with producer Joel Little and showcased her indie-tinged electro-pop sound. The 17-year-old is also featured on the soundtrack to the Hunger Games' movie sequel "Catching Fire."
