Albums of the week

ELECTRONICA

Lorde: Melodrama (Universal)

David Bowie once described Lorde as “the future of music”. That’s a tough calling card to live up to, but on Melodrama, Lorde proves why she deserved the praise. Still just 20 years old, Lorde is the Taylor Swift it’s never not cool to like. On her second album Melodrama, Lorde treats the listener like a confidante: with a smoky voice, like fog seeping out of your speakers ...