Dear lovers – Even though this post has the headline of “17 Best Albums of 2017,” I certainly didn’t listen to every single record released. Oh, lists. They are fun and great and can offer superb recs, but they’re always subjective little buggers. Love ’em or leave ’em, I suppose. Without further ado and with…
Lorde’s Melodrama just dropped and thankfully, it’s everything that “Green Light” isn’t—moody, lyrically adept, sullen at times. Those worrying (like me) that it’d be chock-full of radio-ready hits and happy pop ditties can rest assured—our darker, cooler pop princess still reigns supreme in the world of alt-pop. While lead single “Green Light” did grow on me, there’s…