🎵 Lorde Finds Her Way Back

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Lorde’s rise to fame in 2013 — at just 16 years old — sparked a sea change in pop, initiating a transition from the in-your-face, danceable recession pop of the early 2010s to a moodier, more minimalist style built on atmospheric beats.

Four years later, she faced immense pressure with her sophomore album, Melodrama. Its lead single, “Green Light,” produced by the then-rising Jack Antonoff, defied pop conventions with its unpredictable structure and reset expectations for Lorde entirely.

Her last project, the pandemic-era Solar Power (2021), wasn’t for everyone, falling short of sky-high expectations for many listeners. Like clockwork, it’s been four years, which means it’s time for another Lorde album. After riding the coattails of Brat Summer, Lorde has shared a glimpse of her next solo endeavor with…