- Artist
- Lorde
- Album
- Melodrama
Early reviews. Based on 4 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| musicOMH | 4.5/5 | 90 | “A quarter of her lifetime has passed since Lorde released Pure Heroine, her first album. Having reached an unusually lofty standing before her 17th” |
| PopMatters | 9/10 | 90 | “Lorde always seemed destined for more than "Royals". While her biggest hit to date introduced the world to her trademark minimal production and sharp,” |
| Pitchfork | 8.8/10 | 88 | “Lorde captures emotions like none other. Her second album is a masterful study of being a young woman, a sleek and humid pop record full of grief and hedonism, crafted…” |
| Consequence | B+ | 88 | “Even the budding icon's over-reaches and missteps come across as charming.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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