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10.0
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The Digital Fix
Pure Heroine may not be wildly original or necessarily groundbreaking but right here is proof, if needed, that proper, fantastically written and performed pop is alive and well
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9.4
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Billboard
September has been a profoundly great month for new female vocalists in popular music, but Lorde is easily the most vocally striking and lyrically thought-provoking. Pure Heroine is honest and addictive. Welcome to the age of Lorde
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9.0
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Clash
As a well-read girl with a strong idea of feminism, her lyrical devices and clever wordplay blend point and simplicity seamlessly without ever leaving the listener feeling left out
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9.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Delivers everything you could have hoped for from a pop star in 2013
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8.3
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A.V. Club
A scattered, but preternaturally gifted album, charting the rise of a new teen phenom with enough awareness to navigate crossover success with aplomb
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8.2
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Paste Magazine
At 37:17, Pure Heroine doesn’t take long to take down modern values
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8.2
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Sputnik Music (staff)
A remarkably jaded affair, as eager to dismantle the vapidity and bloated emptiness of pop culture as it is to ponder the seemingly eternal state of affairs that is being a teenager
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8.0
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FasterLouder
A wistful dissection of a youth still in progress
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8.0
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Evening Standard
She’s a star; more to the point she’s an obvious star
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8.0
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Q
An intimidatingly assured opening shot from a major new talent. Print edition only
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8.0
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DIY
What we’ve come to expect is catchy blog-pop with hit potential. And this whiffs all over this record. No standard lulling filler, just anthems
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
There will be people asking with success at such an early age, where can Lorde possibly go from here. In my opinion. Anywhere
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Pure Heroine feels surprisingly real and fully formed, punching through sparse, cushily booming post-hip-hop tracks with vividly searching lyrics
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8.0
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Consequence Of Sound
Lorde’s clearly a gifted songwriter for her age, but don’t let the novelty affect your perception of Pure Heroine. It’s a very grown-up album despite its teenage topics, and if you give a damn about good pop songs, then you owe it a listen
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
A remarkably unpretentious and almost raw set of vignettes mostly powered by Lorde's modest, affectation-free performances
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8.0
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Drowned In Sound
A record packed full of inspirational, intelligent monologues. It isn't half catchy either
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8.0
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The 405
Where she goes next is anyone's guess, but she'll be watched by the entire world as she does so
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8.0
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musicOMH
A remarkable debut that fairly sizzles with confidence and attitude
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8.0
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The Guardian
If the "Lorde" persona isn't just a record-label construct, it bodes well
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8.0
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Time Out
Lorde’s best choruses - ‘Royals’, ‘Team’ and ‘Tennis Court’ - are simply glorious
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7.5
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Pretty Much Amazing
While it’s no masterpiece, Pure Heroine is unique and engaging enough to keep the conversation going
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7.3
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Pitchfork
What’s fueling Pure Heroine is a tension between the tweet and the truth
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
Combines the frivolity of youth and the new science of FM pop 2.0 to unchallengeable affect
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7.0
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The Fly
Whilst Lorde’s world creates its own incredibly distinctive atmosphere, it feels accessible and open to maturing
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7.0
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PopMatters
A lush, engaging experience
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6.0
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The Irish Times
A somewhat trendy collection – neither classic-sounding enough to stand alone, nor innovative enough to break new ground
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6.0
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All Music
Contains all of the stylized goth foreboding of LDR's Born to Die and almost none of the louche, languid glamour
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6.0
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Spin
If nothing else, the music is aggressively okay
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6.0
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The Independent
It's impressive, slick alienation for the Y? Generation, but as with Del Rey, it's a one-trick-pony sort of act
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6.0
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Independent on Sunday
Precocious, certainly, exhilarating, at times, Lorde’s debut album is almost but not quite as good as it thinks it is
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6.0
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The Observer
Is Pure Heroine the most restrained pop release of 2013?
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6.0
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NME
Lorde spends so much time rebelling against the pop formula there's little time left to deliver the goods
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