Lorde/Pure Heroine (Extended)

This year has been an amazing one for new music.  Nothing less could be said about New Zealander Lorde.  At just 16 this girl has already hit the top of the charts with her debut album Pure Heroine.  I downloaded her album directly from iTunes and it was worth every penny. I listened to it for a week straight.  As you can imagine on my way to work, school and even at home.  Just recently on December 13 she released an extended version  
offering fans (and myself) six more tracks to vibe over.  Just a couple of years ago in her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand no one would have thought much of Lorde and her hipster hit     "Royals".  Once it hit the states, her debut single took off and landed her album upon release at number three on Billboards' Top 200.  Pure Heroine is an inside look into Lordes take on high school, young love, and pop culture.  One of my favorite tracks from the album is "Glory and Gore" and it highlights just how adolescent she isn't and her interpretation of the world around her."I don't ever think about death, It's alright if you do it's fine. We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves. Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes."  
     It's very easy to ask how all of her music comes together and a lot of it in part is credited to her producer Joel Little.  Just by listening to her singles "Royals, Tennis Court, and Team" you can hear her hip hop influences and mixes.  At first listen I was almost certain she was a relative of Lana Del Ray with her somber love ballads and borderline depressing sonic realizations of the world but her 16 year old mind does lend its hand to the playfulness of lyrics and beats and in the end offers listeners a truly unique piece of music.
Pure Heroine (Extended) is out now on iTunes or in any major music store.  If you've been wanting something new and real Lorde, no matter her age is surely capable of delivering.