and adult‑contemporary balladry across ten tracks
and emotive guitar solos that pay tribute to their blues roots
The album is notable for its exploration of diverse soundscapes
The New York Times
allowing listeners to connect with the varying emotional landscapes presented
Melodrama October 1985 and adult‑contemporary balladry across tenLordes Melodrama is her second studio album, released on June 16, 2017, and conceived as an intense, maximalist followup to the minimalist, hiphoptinged Pure Heroine. Coproduced primarily with Jack Antonoff, it leans into synthpop, art pop, and electropop built around piano melodies, pulsing synths, and dense, shapeshifting beats, with many tracks morphing through multiple sections (Sober, Hard Feelings Loveless, Supercut). Critics widely hailed it as