Take вЂњSecrets From a Girl,вЂќ which is midway through the album, and contemplates how her life has changed since she was a teenager. On the lyrical side, вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ feels like an older siblingвЂ™s comfort, a reassurance that everything will be okay, while not looking past the more complex issues you come to develop in young adulthood, whether it be a greater understanding of the world around you or a deeper grasp on interpersonal relations. You donвЂ™t have to love вЂњSolar Power,вЂќ but itвЂ™s cheap criticism to say her joy hinders the album. The themes of oneвЂ™s music will change, as people change throughout their lives. It speaks a great deal to how Gen Z can often force artists into boxes, but artistry is never that simple. On track one, вЂњThe Path,вЂќ she sings, вЂњNow if youвЂ™re looking for a saviour, well, thatвЂ™s not me / You need someone to take your pain for you? / Well, thatвЂ™s not me,вЂќ preemptively addressing some critiques of the album. In many tracks, it feels as though sheвЂ™s speaking directly to her fanbase about this unrealistic expectation. Knowing that a famous singer feels the same pain as you do can feel comforting, but itвЂ™s not the burden of pop artists to bear the brunt of our emotional turmoil. SheвЂ™s a human being, not a vessel for teenage angst. Twitter user tweeted, вЂњthe Lorde album is a tragic story of what happens when someone becomes happy.вЂќДЇor some, her transition into joy and sun-streaked radiance feels like betrayal, as though sheвЂ™s a traitor to the вЂњsad girlвЂќ aesthetic. On the release day of the lead single вЂњSolar Power,вЂќ some diehard fans on Twitter and TikTok lamented its happy tones. Yet the drastic change in tone on вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ did come as an unwelcome shock to some. Her free-spirited energy radiates from the music, and the 1970s psychedelic tones offer a throwback feel and album you can jam to as well. It feels more like a quarter-life crisis, examining different types of emotion, from the death of a pet on вЂњBig StarвЂќ to a love letter to the place where she rose to fame on вЂњCalifornia.вЂќ They radiate teenager, ruminating on heartbreak, adolescence and fame.Д«ut вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ is different. LordeвЂ™s debut and sophomore albums, вЂњPure HeroineвЂќ and вЂњMelodrama,вЂќ channel electric energy and angsty lyrics.

And, if LordeвЂ™s new album вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ is any indication of the mind of a 24-year-old, itвЂ™s filled with subdued reflections on oneвЂ™s youth, the paralyzing fear of getting older and eco-anxiety.

ThereвЂ™s a rather dramatic contrast between the life problems of a 16-, 20- and 24-year-old. After a three-year hiatus, pop singer Lorde returns to the limelight with вЂњSolar Power,вЂќ an album that unexpectedly transitions from the teenage angst and heartbreak explored in those before it.

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