Oh, my Lorde

So I know I'm several months tardy to the Kiwi party, but I just listened to Pure Heroine in its entirety and I like it. A lot. It all started with NPR, I can't remember which program, but one of them played part of "Team" and I thought, "oh. this is what the hype is about...". It piqued my interest enough that I did something I never do-- I searched for her album on YouTube and listened to the whole thing that way at an obscene volume. I know. I am approximately 94 years old because I never use YouTube. My loss, you guise.

Anyway, back to the almighty Lorde: I had the temerity (or stupidity) to mention my enthusiastic response to her album to Panda and he asked what the first song I'd heard was, since he usually thinks I have GREAT taste in music. I played "Team" for him and we weren't even into the second stanza before he looked like he'd just sucked on a lemon. He turned it off. 

"Are you kidding me? This trite shit? 'We're on each others' team'? 'We live in cities you'll never see on screen'? I can't believe this chick is as huge as she is. She's all hype, no substance. Those lyrics are the worst." 

Annnnd that was the end of our Lorde discussion. For me, at least. He vented about it on Twitter two or three more times-- to be clear, he didn't talk about me, or my nascent interest in her music, just tweets about how Lorde was overhyped and undertalented.

But secretly, it made me like her more.

Like, I probably would've gotten over the novelty of her and overplayed "Team" if he hadn't reacted so negatively (my favorite part is the beginning...but I also like the lyrics "I'm kind of over gettin' told to throw my hands up in the air
So there" and "Dancin' around big eyes as well" because I have big eyes, duh.). So, thanks to his powerful reaction, Lorde's 15 minutes of favor extends for at least a few hours. Well-played, Panda. Well-played...like this Lorde album!