Sound of Teenage Nostalgia: How Lorde’s, Pure Heroine, Reminds Us of Our Youth

A mirrored image of Lorde, wearing a big fur coat and a large statement ring, stands in front of a dystopian city, under the words, “Pure Heroine, An Album by Lorde”.

Sound of Teenage Nostalgia: How Lorde’s, Pure Heroine, Reminds Us of Our Youth

Bryce Sexson Music Journalist In a pop landscape dominated by aspirational tales of wealth and extravagance, Lorde emerged with her debut single, Royals’, a song so relatable it left audiences yearning for more. Listeners would hear a sixteen-year-old girl’s critique of modern music’s glamourization of high fashion and luxury, of a status that the average citizen would never experience. It was a song about frustrations with a dull hometown that […]

April 8, 2025 226 1

Music

Change for Better or Worse

By Michael Ybarra Music Journalist One of an artist’s only jobs, that the public knows about anyway, is to crank out fresh hits for their adoring fans. But the pressure to maintain familiarity while attempting to satisfy the urge to experiment with one’s sound has never been higher. Many artists have shown this battle between their past sound and their vision for the future of their music plays a […]

February 24, 2023 144

The cover features a simple solid black background with “PURE HEROINE” in big, white text.

Music

Lorde: Pure Heroine Review

By Gabriela SolisMusic Journalist In late September of 2013, the alternative pop star Lorde released her iconic debut album "Pure Heroine." Lorde, impressively writing most songs at the young age of 16, discusses themes of rebellious youth and disobeying many societal norms. With relatable lyrics, "Pure Heroine" shaped many Generation Z kids’ teenage years and ruled the now-infamous website, Tumblr. The third track, “Royals”, is what skyrocketed Lorde to fame […]

September 28, 2020 358

Culture

Fav Females: Pop/Alt-Pop

By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March 8th was International Women’s Day. Each of these events exist to celebrate the contributions of women throughout society in whatever role they fill in their daily lives. And, what better way for a college radio station employee (like myself) to celebrate than by sharing […]

March 31, 2018 44

SXSW Coverage

SXSW 2015: An Interview With Yumi Zouma

Interviewer: Tafari Robertson, Music Reviewer Interviewee: Josh, Sam, Christie, Charlie of Yumi Zouma Hi my name is Tafari Robertson. I’m here with Yumi Zouma from New Zealand for KTSW. Can you guys go ahead and just state each of your names and what you do in the Band? Josh: Josh and a bit of everything Sam: Sam and like-wise Christie: Christie. I mostly sing Charlie: I’m Charlie. I do a […]

March 30, 2015 137

Lorde