Sorry I just got a little real on you guys.īut that’s the appeal of Lorde. We must accept aging, laugh until are ribs get tough, grin and bear it. What makes ‘Ribs’ so great is that fact that it’s real.
I doubt that Lorde and I are the only ones, but the realization that you’re young and it flying by is unsettling. There are a lot of songs about being older and remembering your youth, but there aren’t a lot of songs about the youth realizing their losing youth. Normally I’m not the type of person who get caught up with the notion that songs “speak” to me, but this one is pretty spot on. It’s not a coincidence that she sounds both old and young throughout the song. The contrast of her deep vocals and high register reflect the theme of the song. Normally I would focus on the beat when I talk about the production, but the mixing of ‘Ribs’ is truly incredible. ‘Ribs’ was produced by Joe Little and Lorde, which is exactly why it sounds like the darker sister of ‘Team’. From production to the lyrics, the song is oozing with profound truth and angst everything we that we want in a dark and dreary alt-pop song.
Not only do I think it’s Lorde’s best song, but it’s one of the best releases from 2013. I’ve been meaning to write about ‘Ribs’ for a while now. So naturally I downloaded it and found myself loving it more and more with each listen. If you still are hesitant (aka pressed, crazy, anti-New Zealand, ect.) than you should at least check out ‘Ribs’.īack in October ‘Ribs’ was featured as the iTunes single of the week giving the general public a taste of the 17 years old beyond ‘Royals’. I should get this out of the way first: if you haven’t listened to Lorde’s Pure Heroine album yet you need to dust off your keyboard and purchase it right now.
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