once summer hits in australia and i can finally go to the beach listen to solar power and smoke a joint

@Everest she was on for about 15 min and i only caught like 6 but she just did an unboxing of the music box and answered random questions. this is all i really heard regarding album info

not publicly but bunch of people have had access to the tracks for months

thanks provider

track is nice, art hoes in la who only eat at vegan cafes will set up streaming farms to get this to #1, this was made for them, I almost feel like I’m infiltrating a gang I’m not allowed to be apart of by watching this video

via her email newsletter

I realised I had to write this song late last year — I kept waking up in the night and writing lines of lyric into my phone, which is how I usually know something’s gonna become a song.
It was really interesting distilling some thoughts on wellness culture and the search for spiritual meaning in our modern world into a 3-minute pop song. The kind of challenge she likes best! Part of why this album was so FUN to make was that I got to explore these tropes of people seeking wellness, enlightenment or even utopia. The person who welcomes you to the island in Solar Power video is one, the dude in Dominoes is another, and now we can add this little lady to the mix. I didn’t name her, but you should go hard. I’ll say it once and then never again: this is satire. She is not me. :-)

It goes without saying I feel tons of empathy for this character. It was never my intention to fully flame her, although I don’t let her off the hook. We’re living through wild times, and it’s tough to begrudge anyone the methods they employ to feel sane, questionable though they may be. Something like a mood ring represented a sort of magical thinking, the same kind I dip into when I get my aura photographed, or try and bend my horoscope to my will — when I just need to believe something in a moment to feel good or clear. And deep down, I DO feel cozy and connected when someone asks me to ======set an intention for my practise===== at that start of a Pilates class, you know? Maybe you recognise elements of this character in yourself — I certainly sprinkled some things in that came straight from my life. Literally sprinkled… see chia seeds. Anyway I hope you love this song and video— I’m really proud of them both.

tl;dr it's satire and a "character" from the album. so all of the songs on the album aren't from her POV

that's why all the singles sound like boring white hipster music, because all of this is satire

Make sense now Queen Lorde is saving the real boundary pushing experimental music we're used to from her for the album

fine, but I don't really think I was wrong to think this based on interviews and s*** of this rollout

Only Solar Power truly sounds that way. Stoned is non-ironic, just plain faux-deepness, with a Lana Del Rey vibe that doesn't fit her style. But I really dig Mood Ring, its melodies and its commentary.

pretty good tbh

Mood Ring is amazing
Has the album leaked?

Mood Ring restored some of my hope for this album. Never considered some of the things I hated the most about this rollout were satire. I do miss her more experimental sounds though.

she's 3/3. lorde delivering another incredible record this friday

this is a top 3 lorde song

what's the melody she interpolates on the pre hook?

yeah this is great. she should've saved Stoned for the album and had this follow up the title track a month ago

This new Lorde got me moist

This s*** is hot

oh it was donna lewis

WE CAN GET HIGH BUT ONLY IF THE WIND BLOWS 😩😩😩

@lorde

Why you ain’t invite me to be in this video

This s*** is hot