Probably Royals lmao

yup lmao been over half a decade of artists trying to capture that s***

Just realised how much Billie Eilish alone owes to that song, feels like I stepped outside the Matrix

yup billie is pretty much the natural conclusion of lorde's influence lol. olivia too with drivers license but the rest of her album doesn't show it as much

Just because the things aren’t inherently tied to a race doesn’t mean they can’t be use in a questionable/insensitive/racist way

I feel like Olivia's gonna push stuff in a fuller direction, was so pleasantly surprised at how heavy and thick the mix on Brutal was, there's only so many snaps and ASMR vocals I can take before I'm gagging for pop to actually sound powerful again

But is it really insensitive or questionable? Don’t you think a lot of poor/middle class black people are (or were at some point) tired with all this display of wealth which clearly doesn’t represent their lives? Personally I know I’ve already felt that with French rappers of North African descent (I’m also French of North African descent). And it’s not a race thing, it really has to do with class. Sometimes, I think there’s something inherently insulting about displaying signs of wealth like that. And sometimes, I enjoy listening to Rick Ross.

yo this song is actually incredible

might be one of her best songs ever

damn I wanna hear

someone on the top of page 20 might be able to help

her label took down the genius lyrics page

music video looks like a white people cult

damn y'all loving that leak huh just another few weeks until i'm blessed

California is great, forget the heavy drums and synths this is about to be her blonde

yuppppp
Gave me that vibe too

Funny cause melodrama was apparently heavily influenced by blonde

Just played this in the whip with the windows down and it’s absolutely magical. One of the best tracks this year, that hook is pure bliss with the summer breeze hitting

real
Can’t wait to listen to this in golden hour

Did Solar Power flop

Nah it's #1

I don’t really get why it matters
Lorde doesn’t make hits like that

A song like solar power is so far off what the top 10 sounds like it’s crazy

Why does she hide her boy. He could be with her in the picture

The track sounds like you’re floating in a dream! The lyrics suggest something more disturbing though. Upon reading it, California seems like it’s about the moment she found out her life would be changed forever, when she finally got signed.

The opening verse is her boss telling her he’s arranged for all the of new luxuries, the expensive hotels & jets. She’s going to be in the sky “in a whole new way”.

The nostalgic, innocent vibe of the track is her remembering the carefree times of her youth, she doesn’t want that “California Love” that the industry provides to celebrities. The last line of the track is her literally wanting to wake up from her dream world.

” I wanna wake up, I wanna wake up”

Just my takeaway on first glance. I can’t wait to see the other themes she explores on the album.

Yea i agree

I think it’s a reflection on fame and how hard it was being signed so young and growing up in that world
And how it’s a world that people look upon so favorably even though that’s false - I feel like the idea of “California love” is directly fame itself and pop culture relevancy not actual emotional love
And then the whole “it’s all a dream” outro is like telling people it’s not all it’s cracked out to be

But I think at the same time she saying she’d do it again regardless

It’s a really well written song tbh there’s a lot to unpack
I honestly think it’s one of her best - it’s just that a lot of her other great songs have especially crazy/unique production and this really doesn’t

But yea incredibly excited about the album - I read some of the lyrics that leaked for the path and it definitely seems like the album is gonna cover a lot of ground