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The Grammy winner’s fourth studio record will debut June 27th, serving as the follow-up to 2021’s ‚Solar Power.‘
By McKinley Franklin
After a three and a half year hiatus, Lorde is ready to release her upcoming new album, Virgin, confirming that the album will come out June 27th.
The two-time Grammy Award winner announced the title of her fourth studio album Wednesday alongside an image of the record’s cover art, which features a blue x-ray image showing a zipper going down a pelvis, a belt buckle and an IUD.
Lorde released the image to her Instagram and personal website, where she also promised that the album was “100% written in blood.”
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Virgin WAS produced by the New Zealand artist and Jim-E Stack, whom she notably collaborated with for the album’s first single “What Was That.” The record includes additional writing credits lended to Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Devonté Hynes and Dan Nigro, who recently won the Grammy for producer of the year and has worked alongside the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan. Chris Gehringer mastered Virgin, while the album was mixed by Spike Stent and Tom Elmhirst.
“What Was That,” Lorde’s latest single since her last album Solar Power came out in August 2021, marked her long-awaited solo return. She hasn’t been totally dormant though, as she collaborated with Charli xcx last year on a “Girl, so confusing” remix for Brat.
Last Tuesday, the “Green Light” singer debuted the new track in Washington Square Park with an impromptu fan performance. After inviting her supporters to meet her in the New York City-based park, the mini-concert was seemingly shut down because she didn’t have a permit. However, Lorde returned hours later where she debuted “What Was That” and released its accompanying music video the next day with footage from the event.
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