Spent way too much time running Lorde's entire discography through text analysis algorithms and the patterns that emerged are kind of haunting.
Used computational text analysis on Lorde's complete discography to map emotional arcs, thematic evolution, and recurring motifs.
Key findings:
- Pure Heroine maintains steady +0.31 average sentiment (defiant confidence)
- Melodrama is near-zero average but swings from +0.7 to -0.8 (emotional whiplash)
- Solar Power flatlines around zero (muted ambivalence)
- Virgin returns to volatility but ends positive (trauma confronted, not avoided)
Also tracked pronoun shifts (collective "we" → isolated "I"), motif evolution (violence imagery going from romanticized to literal), and thematic patterns across 11 years. Not trying to replace actual music criticism, just thought the computational angle revealed some interesting patterns. Curious what y'all think.
by HighnessAtharva