‘Melodrama’ was the sound of a young woman about to go out into a world that kept pulling itself from under her feet. Released five years ago this week (June 16), the second album from Lorde, born ...

NEW YORK — Over 11 intoxicating tracks, Lorde's Melodrama (out Friday) paints a picture of booze-soaked nights and woozy romances. But the perceptive pop star didn't set out to make an album about a ...

But with her second album, Melodrama, Lorde would probably be the first one to jump into the pool. In interviews, she’s described the LP as a loose story about a single house party. Now 20, Lorde ...

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