Album reviews: Lorde shines brightly; Villagers offer most compelling collection yet 

Solar Power is a sublime record by the New Zealand singer, while Conor O'Brien and co again underline their powers of invention on Fever Dreams 

Solar Power by Lorde; and Fever Dreams from Villagers

Lorde - Solar Power (★★★★★)

The dark side of paradise is pop culture’s shiny new obsession. It’s front and centre of the Nicole Kidman wellness drama Nine Perfect Strangers – and of HBO’s rich-people-on-holiday satire White Lotus.