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  • Sacha, in reply to Russell Brown,

    repeated fits of sulking

    still being a twat

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Bart Janssen,

    not that Simon is saying that

    and every song says how old he feels

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • "chris", in reply to Kumara Republic,

    Probably about as serious a rock band as Nickelback

    Dude! Musical Godwin?

    location, location, locat… • Since Dec 2010 • 250 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Lilith __,

    And can he really have hated the EP but liked the album? Trolling for attention?

    His original review slagged 'Royals' and 'Tennis Court'. His new one, two weeks later, says they're standouts and it's a shame the rest of the album isn't as strong. Confused? He certainly is.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    let's get physicsical...

    (thanks Ray & Anne for putting me on to this clip)

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Geoff Lealand,

    Love the line in " A World Alone"..

    they're studying business, I study the floor

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report Reply

  • Bart Janssen,

    And Royals hits number 1 on the US Billboard charts.

    Whatever the reviews say, it clearly is popular. Grats to Lorde and everyone who helped make it happen.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

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    I don’t want to broadcast this on Twitter, but the Lorde story in the New Yorker is bloody amazing. Here’s a screenshot of the full text. Click to embiggen.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

    It's Ken Loach as pop.

    That's the kind of line you'd only get be having Sasha Frere-Jones write your album review. Brilliant.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Jeremy Andrew, in reply to JacksonP,

    That's the kind of line you'd only get be having Sasha Frere-Jones write your album review. Brilliant.

    But I'm pretty sure that when Duffy sang the song, it was called "Warwick Avenue".

    Hamiltron - City of the F… • Since Nov 2006 • 900 posts Report Reply

  • Geoff Lealand,

    Yes, bloody amazing. A little story: a somewhat ditzy friend of my daughter was heard complaining that the title of Lorde's album was promoting hard drugs.

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report Reply

  • "chris", in reply to JacksonP,

    It’s Ken Loach as pop.

    Dizzee Rascal’s debut album ‘Boy in da Corner’, released in 2003 when he was just 17 has to date only sold about 58,000 units in the US, i.e. a number Pure Heroine surpassed in its first week. This got me wondering out how well Lorde has been received in the UK, Wikipedia isn’t giving up much, a chart position of 197 for the Tennis Court single and nothing else. Perhaps there has been some delay in release schedules or? I can’t find anything for Royals in the UK , despite its resounding success in numerous regions. It says:

    The Tennis Court EP was released digitally in the UK on 7 June (due to the timezone difference) and physically on 22 June

    But it got me wondering if perhaps a singer from the colonies, telling people how it isn’t, in the accent/ vernacular of another colony, might have difficulty tipping the relevance meter there;

    Obviously someone may have access to better info on Lorde’s UK campaign, in which case I’m happy to be corrected…

    location, location, locat… • Since Dec 2010 • 250 posts Report Reply

  • mark taslov, in reply to "chris",

    Perhaps that was just a tad premature “chris”. The single Royals isn’t officially released in the UK until October 20 and the album is coming out on the 28th. As for your Dizzee comparison, apples vs oranges.

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report Reply

  • Rich Lock,

    Yep, she's getting some traction here, but Mark's correct - 28th Oct.

    in the accent/ vernacular of another colony

    Yes, those singers from 'Davenport' sometimes have trouble making thmselves understood in interviews with UK journos who don't know how to Google.

    back in the mother countr… • Since Feb 2007 • 2728 posts Report Reply

  • "chris", in reply to Rich Lock,

    Thanks for the correction there.

    singers from ‘Davenport

    Heh, clearly bearing no relation to an English district in Devon. Sorry if I wasn't clear; by another colony's accent I was referring to the "tripping in the bæthroom" US twang which permeates much of Lorde's work, as opposed to say what OMC did in How Bizarre.

    The impending end play is looking all the more fascinating on the back of the UK media being already engaged prior to The Love Club EP bombing there. I'd imagine EMI/VIrgin will have upped their game sufficiently in the interim.

    location, location, locat… • Since Dec 2010 • 250 posts Report Reply

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