nytimes August 25, 2021 11:00pm Lorde Opts Out on the Provocatively Subdued ‘Solar Power’ #popandrockmusic #lorde #solarpoweralbum #antonoffjack #news Lorde Opts Out on the Provocatively Subdued ‘Solar Power’ The singer and songwriter trades the sonic dynamism and moodiness of her 2017 album “Melodrama” for sun-soaked self-assurance on an LP that doesn’t always come into focus.