Barcelona festival Primavera Sound announced their lineup for 2022, and while stacked to the brim with an array of stunning artists, one name sticks out in particular: Lorde. Warning: this is not a drill.
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, a.k.a. Lorde, a.k.a. nostalgia’s pop idol, has kept to herself over the last couple of years. Her last performance was in 2018, when her Melodrama World Tour wrapped up. Since then, she’s taken a trip to Antartica, processed the death of her dog Pearl, and has been quietly working on her next album with music collaborator Jack Antonoff. The 23-year-old’s popped her head out to send delicate newsletters to her fans about the ongoings of her life and new work, without too many details. However, with a headline festival slot on the horizon, a new album feels looming. Come on girl, you have to give us enough time to know the lyrics by heart. At this point, even a crumb, a voice memo, will do.
Other Primavera Sound headliners include Pavement, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Beck, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tyler, The Creator, Massive Attack, and more. Spanning over two weekends at outdoor and indoor venues with over 500 shows, other acts such as Charli XCX, Clairo, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sky Ferreira, M.I.A., Kacey Musgraves, and 100 Gecs will be in attendance. The festival decided to skip 2021 due to coronavirus concerns even as many other festivals resume, but that just gives fans more time to get vaccinated and save up for that plane ticket.
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Congratulations to Lorde for passing CHVRCHES as my most anticipated album of 2021….assuming there is an album coming in 2021.
Holy shit. That’s one hell of a lineup.
Does she need a bass player?
I saw Lorde twice in one Summer, at British Summer Time and at Primavera the last time she played it. I can honestly say that in terms of sheer joy both were among the best sets I’ve ever seen.
Saw her in St. Paul and it was one of my favorite concerts. She participated in a couple of the choreographed dances, but it was the spontaneous nerdy dance flurries she’d do on her own away from everyone else that put it over the top. You could tell she was having a blast.
Weirdly enough her stage personality reminded me of Patti Smith, who is obviously ineffably fucking cool but occasionally endearingly gawky as well.Lorde is nothing like Patti Smith of course, but they have that in common.
But will I have to be a Royal to be able to afford a ticket to the festival?
Holy cow, she’s still only 23?
I’ve been Abe Simpson’s definition of “with-it” for a while now, so I know I miss out on a lot, but no artist since Nirvana grabbed me by the ears and commanded my attention like Lorde did. She has such a unique way of melding lyrics and rhythm, it’s hard to describe her music. Like her music doesn’t have lyrics, it’s lyrical music. IDK, she’s not like everything else, and when that’s good it’s really compelling.When can I pre-order the vinyl?