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A song that answers the question, what if Lorde made a Lana Del Rey song? While some may find the title a bit cheesy, the content is some of the realest shit she’s ever put on wax. Like, who amongst us hasn’t stared at the ceiling with some version of these thoughts—albeit much less eloquent—pinging around?
Got a memory of waiting in your bed wearing only my earrings
We’d go dancing all over the landmines under our town
But the sun has to rise
When it does, we’ll divide up the papers
Two former hell-raisers
I’m still crazy for you, babe
Much like with “Liability,” one must tread carefully around this song, lest they get pulled into a whirlpool of depression. But the hallmark of good art is creating an emotional reaction, and “Stoned at the Nail Salon” does that even with its throwaway bars.
2. “Supercut”
I really shouldn’t have to explain to you why “Supercut” goes bazooka, but I guess that’s my job. First of all, a building, pulsing pop song that crescendoes into one hundred percent elation? That’s one of the best things the human race has going. Second of all, it’s the only song on Melodrama that Little is credited on, which is a perfect example of how the new thing is not always the best thing. And third of all, I mean, just listen to it.
The yearning lyrics about cars and ribbons and fluorescence? Absolutely. The keys during the chorus that sound like Plastic Beach-era Gorillaz? Nothing wrong with that. Belting out, “But it’s just a supercut of us!” from the shower, driver’s seat, karaoke stage, etc.? Well, that’s the whole point of being alive, baby.
1. “Ribs”
For my money, maybe the best song ever written about being a teenager. Thinking about where I was at 17 (dumb, weird-looking, terrible writer in Sammamish, Washington), compared to now at 29 (dumb, hot, slightly better writer in New York City) sometimes makes me emotional, and when I get in those feels I know exactly what song to reach for.
“Ribs” is a flashback to the best high school party you ever attended, but also that deep pit that forms in your stomach when you realize you’re never going to see some of those people ever again. It’s a brutal confrontation of reality, and how it never matches the image you had in your head. It is Lorde’s best song, and I’ll even go a step further and say it’s one of the best songs of the 2010s.
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