History Music / PureHeroine

''Pure Heroine'' is the debut studio album by Music/{{Lorde}}. Released on September 27, 2013, the album received critical acclaim for its production values, lyrical content that deviated from most modern pop acts, and [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly thoughtful blend of musical styles]], all while still keeping [[{{Pop}} mainstream appeal]]. ''Pure Heroine'' was a SleeperHit. While it never topped the ''Billboard'' 200 (peaking at #3), it stayed in the Top 10 for a long time and went 2x Platinum (an extremely rare feat for any artist nowadays, let alone for an artist's debut album). This was partially due to the success of her mega hit "Royals", but also the fact that AlbumFiller was averted, with each song being unique and artistic, allowing the music to speak for itself. [[ColbertBump The fact that her songs are constantly featured in commercial advertisements and video games certainly doesn't hurt sales, either.]] Since then, ''Pure Heroine'' has sold over three million albums worldwide. Additionally, Lorde has won nearly thirty awards, including the Grammy award for "Song of the Year" with "Royals".

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album contains elements of DreamPop, Electronica, {{Synthpop}}, {{Minimalism}}, {{Ambient}}, Indie Pop, Art Pop, DarkWave, Contemporary, and even a few traces of HipHop can be found in the beats. All of this combines together to form a kind of music that's both Pop ''and'' Alternative simultaneously, giving it equal appeal to both audiences.

* AlbumFiller: Averted, which was one of the reasons why ''Pure Heroine'' appealed to so many people.

* {{GIFT}}: Referenced as possibly bleeding into the outside world - "maybe the internet raised us, or maybe people are jerks".

* OneWordTitle: "Royals", "Ribs" and "Team".

* UpdatedRerelease: An extended version was released in December 2013, which features a new song ("No Better"), all the songs from ''The Love Club EP'' ("Bravado", "Million Dollar Bills", "The Love Club", and "Biting Down"), as well as the B-side to "Tennis Court" ("[[Music/TheReplacements Swingin' Party]]").

'''''Pure Heroine''''' is the debut studio album by Music/{{Lorde}}. Released on September 27, 2013, the album received critical acclaim for its production values, lyrical content that deviated from most modern pop acts, and [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly thoughtful blend of musical styles]], all while still keeping [[{{Pop}} mainstream appeal]]. ''Pure Heroine'' was a SleeperHit. While it never topped the ''Billboard'' 200 (peaking at #3), it stayed in the Top 10 for a long time and went 2x Platinum (an extremely rare feat for any artist nowadays, let alone for an artist's debut album). This was partially due to the success of her mega hit "Royals", but also the fact that AlbumFiller was averted, with each song being unique and artistic, allowing the music to speak for itself. [[ColbertBump The fact that her songs are constantly featured in commercial advertisements and video games certainly doesn't hurt sales, either.]] Since then, ''Pure Heroine'' has sold over three million albums worldwide. Additionally, Lorde has won nearly thirty awards, including the Grammy award for "Song of the Year" with "Royals".

->When people are talking, people are talking\\
Let 'em talk

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* TheWorkaholic: The meaning of "Still Sane". Covering the fact that she has to work all day with no free time, traveling all over the world to preform in concerts and events due to her new-found fame despite only being a teenager.

* NonAppearingTitle: "400 Lux" and "Ribs", also the album title itself.

# "Tennis Court"
# "400 Lux"
# "Royals"
# "Ribs"
# "Buzzcut Season"
# "Team"
# "Glory and Gore"
# "Still Sane"
# "White Teeth Teens"
# "A World Alone"

# "No Better"
# "Bravado"
# "Million Dollar Bills"
# "The Love Club"
# "Biting Down"
# "[[Music/TheReplacements Swingin' Party]]"

* ConceptAlbum: ''Pure Heroine'' deals with the struggles of being a teeanger, and living in the [[CrapsackWorld world as a whole]].