Pop Music I like: Royals by Lorde

Maybe I'm getting older but I'm getting into chilled out, minimalistic, pop stuff. Lorde also has a slight accent, being from New Zealand as she is, and has an interesting turn of phrase, presumably one of the few upsides to having a stay at home poet for a mom.




In the video for Royals she looks like a 'real artist' as she stares into the camera as if she's unsure about putting an image to the music in case it dilutes the value. She also is relatively plain looking, plays up the 'working class, everyday young adult' lifestyle, doesn't say things like 'errbody' or twerks, so you can see why she is the latest female singer to sit atop the hipster throne. I just hope she can keep the insufferable Lana Del Ray off the radio for a while.


Did I mention she's sixteen? She's sixteen. I've done nothing with my life.