It’s been years since we last heard from Lorde, at least in terms of her, like, doin’ stuff, but it sounds like that’s about to change—or it would have been about to change, if not for there being some kind of “coronavirus” going around that’s preventing her from meeting up with noted hit-maker Jack Antonoff. As reported by Billboard, Lorde sent out an email newsletter to fans this week, offering a breezy, casual update on what she’s been up to. Case in point, she opens the message like this: “Do you wear your hair long or short now? Did you take your piercings out? You’ll probably be pleased to know my hair is big and long again.” Fun! It’s like we’re all friends with Lorde. (Our hair is long and terrible, thanks for asking. We can’t leave the house to get it cut and we don’t know how to do it ourselves. Send help, Lorde!)
After that, things get a little more serious. Lorde says her dog died last summer, which hit her so hard that she had difficulty making music, but in December she started going back into the studio “just for something to do” and was surprised that some “good things came out.” She then started working on new music more seriously, flying out to Los Angeles from time to time to work with Antonoff, but just as “a thing started to take shape,” the pandemic happened and complicated their work. She says they’re communicating online instead, but “it’ll take a while longer” because of that.
She then goes on to say some flowery stuff about making music and how patience can be a “kind of delicious activity” and how “our wave will crest super fucking high” once this new music finally comes out. It’s a bit much, but we haven’t heard from Lorde in a while so it’s fine. You can see the email (courtesy of a fan page) below.
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Lorde? Have mercy.- Uncle Jesse, upon hearing new music was on the way. Okay okay, I’ll cut. it…slack.
You know, if you remove the e and put a “The” in front of every instance of Lorde in this article, it could be on The Onion. Watch… It’s been years since we last heard from The Lord, at least in terms of (Him), like, doin’ stuff, but it sounds like that’s about to change
“Hey, new music! You’re ugly and you smell bad! Your mum dresses you in hand-me-downs!”Oh, not that kind of teasing.
Damn, beat me to it. I was going to go with ‘leave that new music alone, you big bully!’.
Hate that I had to Google Lorde songs, because none immediately came to mind, which is a shame seeing as how she’s legit talented and low on the ego. And I much, MUCH prefer her version of mumble-singing to Billie Eilish’s version of whisper-mumble-sing(?)ing that everyone seems to go nuts over. Which, more power to yuh if Billie is your bag, I just… really am not a fan of the non-singing singers. Ditto for the mumble-rap crowd (LOVE you Tierra Whack but, lady… open your damned mouth).
Green Light is one of those damn songs which, once heard, not only sets up home in your brain but starts decorating and inviting friends round.
Literally what I’m listening to atm 🙂 Made my post, pulled up the tab I used to search her and have been listening ever since. So good!
I thought Green Light was probably the best single of 2017. Then I saw her perform it live at a music festival and I’m now prepared to say it is on of the best songs ever performed. Then I saw her perform basically the same set again at another festival – and it was just as good!God Bless Lorde.
She did a fantastic version at Glastonbury last year you should be able to find online.
her album melodrama is one of the best of the decade
Give her a break. She’s been busy running Tegridy Farms.
Finally, some good news.
Oh thank God. I was losing sleep at night wondering where this “one hit wonder” had gone. Can’t wait to ignore her new album!
kill yourself
Melodrama is one of the TOP 5 POP albums of the 21st century so far.
I hope she can bring us more songs on the level of “Supercut”, because goddamn we could use that level of bittersweet banger right now
I was disappointed by her about-face on Israel. She went from planning to play there and seemingly having thought it through, to showing that she never thought about it beforehand at all, to immediately joining the “destroy israel” people and vowing never to play there. Made her seem like a real idiot.
Looking back, I’m not sure I’d expect my 22-23 year old self to have a solid position on performing concerts in Israel.