Lorde: Pure Heroine [UNIVERSAL]

Why you'll love it

"Royals" spent nine weeks at No. 1 in the U.S. and won Grammys for Song and Pop Solo Performance of the Year. Pure Heroine made a 16-year-old from Auckland a global star, and "Ribs" has gone viral all over again for a whole new generation.

This edition

• Universal pressing
• Original 10-song album

About the album

Ella Yelich-O'Connor was 16 when she made Pure Heroine, and that's the whole point. Here was a kid from the suburbs of Auckland writing about youth, consumerism, social status, romance and angst with a sharper eye than most adults could manage, over spare, booming beats that sounded like nothing else on the radio. David Bowie called her "the future of music." He wasn't wrong.

"Royals" did the heavy lifting on the charts, "Tennis Court" and "Team" kept her there, and "Ribs" (the moody fan favourite about growing up too fast) has lately found an entirely new audience online. Pure Heroine helped shape what 2010s pop sounded like, and it still sounds fresh. Grab your copy at Kops.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Universal, first out in 2013.