In a surprise move, GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum artist LORDE released new song ‘Solar Power‘. The song, which appropriately dropped timed to the only solar eclipse of the year, came alongside the announcement of her highly anticipated third studio album of the same name, Solar Power.Today, Lorde additionally revealed the album will be released 20th August via Universal Music Australia, and announced her 40+ show 2022 World Tour dates.
The Australian dates, promoted by Frontier Touring, comprise her first Australian tour in five years. Tickets go on-sale to the general public starting Monday, 5 July 2021. Fans can sign up for Lorde’s email list for first access to pre-sale tickets and for more info regarding tour dates HERE.
Pre-Order / Pre-Save / Pre-Add Solar Power LP HERE
Listen to ‘Solar Power’ HERE
‘Solar Power‘ debuted to fan and critical acclaim, with Billboard stating, “‘Solar Power’ is a fresh chapter in a riveting book, and Lorde fans should be thrilled to meet this new author.” The Guardian called the song, “… a distinct reinvention, one that gleefully puts a gap between Lorde and everyone else in terms of her creativity” while noting, “Lorde’s comeback single is a lesson in letting pop stars take their time.” Since its debut last week, the song has garnered stellar reviews from places like NME and Pitchfork, has trended #1 worldwide across social media, raked in over30 million streams in its first five days, and was #1 on Spotify’s Global and US Song Debut.
Solar Power, Lorde’s third studio album, includes 12 tracks and is produced by Jack Antonoff, with whom she collaborated on her chart-topping last album, Melodrama.
Of the album Lorde says, “The album is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalizing the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I’m outdoors. In times of heartache, grief, deep love, or confusion, I look to the natural world for answers. I’ve learned to breathe out, and tune in. This is what came through.”
Of the single she adds, “The first song, also called SOLAR POWER and written and produced by myself and Jack, is the first of the rays. It’s about that infectious, flirtatious summer energy that takes hold of us all, come June (or December, if you’re a Southern Hemisphere baby like me…)”
To honour the natural world Lorde is presenting the album in a first-of-its kind, disc-less format. An eco-conscious Music Box will be available for purchase as an alternative to a CD. This innovative offering will contain extra visual content, handwritten notes, exclusive photos, and a download card. The card will give purchasers a high-quality download of the music, two exclusive bonus tracks, and access to some special surprises along the way.
When talking about the concept Lorde says, “I decided early on in the process of making this album that I also wanted to create an environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD. I wanted this Music Box product to be similar in size, shape and price to a CD, to live alongside it in a retail environment, but be something which stands apart and that’s committed to the evolving nature of a modern album.”
SOLAR POWER TRACKLIST
1. The Path
2. Solar Power
3. California
4. Stoned in the Nail Salon
5. Fallen Fruit
6. Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)
7. The Man with An Axe
8. Dominoes
9. Big Star
10. Leader of a New Regime
11. Mood Ring
12. Oceanic Feeling
Solar Power‘ is out now via Universal Music Australia
Stream/buy it HERE
Pre-order the Solar Power LP, out 20th August,
via Universal Music Australia HERE
For Australian tour info, please head to
https://www.frontiertouring.com/lorde
