Traffic Jams: Lorde - 'Te Ao Mārama / Solar Power'
Nearly a decade ago, Lorde surprised even jaded prog rock fans like me with some of the most thoughtful pop music in years. Lorde’s Pure Heroine was like an antidote to the saccharin and homogenous pop music of the early 2010s. How was Lorde, the phenom, going to top her debut album and early work?