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Hanif knows Lordes catalogue like the back of his hand, and hes got feelings about this latest release.
But he also offers a word of caution: Wait for the album before reserving judgment!
People enjoy picking teams and picking sides.
But I thought it was just … fine.
I think there are interesting elements to it.
I think she is realigning the way we should consider singers against those who are effectively just speaking.
I think she actually does her best work in the kind of quiet, gravelly sentences.
InMelodrama,sheextremelyfigured it out.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
