Lorde Is Spreading the "Virgin" Gospel on Another World Tour This Fall
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Praise the Lorde—new music from the two-time Grammy-winning artist is finally on the way. Four years after the release of Solar Power, Lorde is at last amping up to release her highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Virgin. Ahead, we break down everything we know about the project so far.
Virgin is set for release on June 27. Lorde already released the lead single off of the record, 'What Was That,' on April 24.
In a newsletter emailed to fans, Lorde, who has sound-to-color synesthesia, described the project. 'The colour of the album is clear. Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency. The language is plain and unsentimental. The sounds are the same wherever possible. I was trying to see myself, all the way through. I was trying to make a document that reflected my femininity: raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc.'
She added, 'I'm proud and scared of this album. There's nowhere to hide. I believe that putting the deepest parts of ourselves to music is what sets us free.'
Lorde has a tendency to drop new albums in four-year intervals; she released her debut album, Pure Heroine, in 2013, followed by her sophomore album, Melodrama, in 2017 and her third album, Solar Power, in 2021. Virgin follows that pattern, with the album's arrival following four years after Solar Power.
Virgin's cover features a blue X-ray of the pelvis bone, with a metallic zipper placed right in the center. Considering the pairing of this particular body part and the album's title, Lorde only knows what the pop star is trying to hint to us.
Lorde is set to kick off the Ultrasound World Tour just a few short months after Virgin's release. The tour will run from September 17 to December 9, with the singer expected to make stops in the U.S., France, the U.K., Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. She'll be accompanied by a bevy of buzzy opening acts, including Virgin collaborators Blood Orange and Jim-E STack, plus The Japanse House, Empress Of, Nilüfer Yana, Chanel Beads, and Oklou.
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Lorde made her TikTok debut on April 9 with a 15-second clip of herself marching through New York City's Washington Square Park. Dressed in a white button-down, baggy jeans, a silver chainlink belt, and headphones, the singer broke out into a run as the synth beat for 'What Was That' dropped. 'Since I was 17, I gave you everything / Now we wake from a dream, well baby, what was that?/ What was that?' she sang in the audio clip.
The TikTok hinted at a surprise performance at Washington Square Park, where she played the track for fans for the first time. The song's official music video also included footage from her impromptu appearance at the park.
This isn't the first time that Lorde has used social media to tease her forthcoming music. Last July, she shared a brief clip of a new song on her Instagram Story. The audio, which lasted for barely two seconds, was played against photos of herself hard at work in the studio, according to Billboard.
For her fourth album, Lorde has teamed up with producer Jim-E Stack, who is known for his work with Gracie Abrams, Bon Iver, The Kid Laroi, and Dominic Fike. He seemingly confirmed the collaboration by posting a photo of Lorde in the studio to his Instagram last August. She also worked with Daniel Nigro, the Grammy-winning producer known for his collaborations with the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan.
Lorde has also tapped her friend, Dev Hynes (who goes by the stage name Blood Orange), to work on the album. The two have been spotted together in New York City multiple times over the past year.
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