“That entire music simply destroys me”
Lorde has opened up a couple of observe from her upcoming album that’s about “unprotected intercourse and taking a being pregnant check”.
The Kiwi pop star is about to launch her fourth studio album ‘Virgin’ on June 27 and up to now she has previewed it with the singles ‘What Was That’ and ‘Man Of The 12 months’. Now, she has given followers one other style of the document throughout an interview on the Therapuss With Jake Shane podcast, which you’ll be able to watch beneath.
On the present, she stated there are “some fucking slammers” on the album and when prompted to talk about certainly one of them, she stated: “There’s a music that I like a lot that’s referred to as ‘Clearblue’ and it’s about unprotected intercourse and simply this expertise of taking a being pregnant check and this flood of feelings that goes by your physique.”
“No matter you need it to say, it’s such a, like, second,” she added. “And that entire music is simply so…it destroys me. Like, I can’t even actually hearken to it.”
Amongst different subjects, Lorde additionally spoke about why she selected to call the album ‘Virgin’: “It speaks to a form of purity, however the album is kind of sexual, so it wasn’t sexual purity. Virgin metal, virgin hair, all of these items that denote purity, however I’m additionally form of at all times making an attempt to take me to my teen self.”
Lorde is about to embark on her UK, European and North American ‘Ultrasound’ tour later this yr. She lately promised followers that the forthcoming gigs “might be our masterpiece”.
Particular visitors on the tour will embrace The Japanese Home, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of and Oklou, in addition to Blood Orange – with Devonte Hynes that includes on the album – and co-producer Jim-E Stack. Go to here for North American tickets and more information, and here for any remaining tickets and details for UK and European dates.
She additionally made an sudden look at a Lorde-themed get together in Australia final month, whereas in April, she performed her comeback single ‘What Was That’ for followers at an impromptu occasion in New York, shortly after police shut down a pop-up gig.
After rumours started to swirl that she is perhaps because of play a secret set at Glastonbury – which takes place the identical weekend because the album’s launch – she stated she was “fairly eager, actually” concerning the thought.
“I’m fairly tempted by what’s occurring as a result of I’ve obtained a number of buddies enjoying as properly. We’ll see, we’ll see if I can pull some strings and get there.”