Lorde releases Mood Ring
LORDE RELEASES “MOOD RING”
AHEAD OF HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD STUDIO ALBUM SOLAR POWER
ALBUM OUT THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH
THE ARTIST WILL HEADLINE THE “GMA” SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
WITH FIRST IN-PERSON CENTRAL PARK SHOW IN ALMOST TWO YEARS
JOINS “THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN” FOR A WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY
FOR THEIR FIRST WEEK BACK FROM HIATUS
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Photo Credit: Ophelia Mikkelson Jones
NEW YORK, NY (August 17, 2021) – GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum artist LORDE has dropped “MOOD RING”, the latest song off her forthcoming third studio album, Solar Power, which will be released via Republic Records this Friday, August 20th. The song comes alongside an epic music video featuring LORDE as you’ve never seen her before.
Pre-Order / Pre-Save / Pre-Add Solar Power HERE
Listen to “Mood Ring” HERE
Watch the video for “Mood Ring” HERE
Of the song Lorde says, “This is a song I am very excited about, it’s so much fun to me. Obviously when making this album I did a deep-dive into 60s, Flower Child culture. I wanted to understand the commune life, dropping out from society and trying to start again. That really resonated to me when writing this album. One thing that
occurred to me as a major parallel between that time and our time is our wellness culture and our culture of spirituality, pseudo-spirituality, wellness, pseudo-wellness. Things like eating a macro-biotic vegan diet or burning sage, keeping crystals, reading tarot cards or your horoscope. These were all things that they were dabbling in back then, and that me and my girlfriends are dabbling in today. I was like “I think there’s a pop song in here”. So this is kind of my extremely satirical look at all of those vibes.”
The song is the latest glimpse into what the full Solar Power universe will feel like. A celebration of the natural world, the album includes 12 tracks and is produced by Jack Antonoff who she collaborated with on her chart-topping last album, Melodrama.
Most notably, to honor the natural world the artist is presenting the album in a first-of-its kind, discless format. An eco-conscious Music Box will be available for purchase in lieu of a CD. This innovative offering will contain some of those special extras that fans might normally receive in a CD packet, such as visual content, handwritten notes, exclusive photos, and a download card. The card will give purchasers a high-quality download of the music, two exclusive bonus tracks, and access to some special surprises along the way.
When talking about the concept Lorde says, “I decided early on in the process of making this album that I also wanted to create an environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD. I wanted this Music Box product to be similar in size, shape and price to a CD, to live alongside it in a retail environment, but be something which stands apart and that’s committed to the evolving nature of a modern album.”
The artist will take to the stage on album release day to headline the “GMA” Summer Concert Series with their first in-person Central Park show in nearly two years. Then starting August 23rd, LORDE will join “The Late Late Show with James Corden” for a week-long residency during the show’s first week back from summer hiatus.
Earlier this summer, Lorde announced her 2022 World tour dates. The sold-out 40+ show tour, promoted by AEG Presents in the US and Canada, is her first North American tour since 2018 and kicks off in North America in Nashville on April 3 at the Opry House before concluding at the Santa Barbara Bowl on May 7.
Solar Power Tracklist:
1. The Path
2. Solar Power
3. California
4. Stoned at the Nail Salon
5. Fallen Fruit
6. Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)
7. The Man with the Axe
8. Dominoes
9. Big Star
10. Leader of a New Regime
11. Mood Ring
12. Oceanic Feeling
LORDE TOUR DATES:
February 26
Christchurch, NZ
Electric Avenue Festival
February 27
Upper Moutere, NZ
Neudorf Vineyards
March 1
Wellington, NZ
Days Bay
March 2
Havelock North, NZ
Black Barn Vineyards
March 4
New Plymouth, NZ
Bowl of Brooklands
March 5
Auckland, NZ
Outerfields
March 10
Brisbane, AU
Riverstage
March 12
Melbourne, AU
SMMB
March 15
Sydney, AU
Aware Super Theatre
March 19
Perth, AU
Belvoir Amphitheater
April 3
Nashville, TN
Opry House
April 5
Detroit, MI
Masonic Temple Theatre
April 7
Montreal, QC
Salle Willfrid Pelletier
April 8
April 9
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Meridian Hall
Meridian Hall
April 12
April 13
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boch Center – Wang Theatre
Boch Center – Wang Theatre
April 15
Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun Arena
April 16
Washington, DC
The Anthem
April 18
April 19
New York, NY
New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
April 20
Philadelphia, PA
The Met
April 22
April 23
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre
April 25
Minneapolis, MN
The Armory
April 27
Denver, CO
Mission Ballroom
April 30
Seattle, WA
WaMu Theatre
May 1
Portland, OR
Theater of the Clouds
May 3
San Francisco, CA
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 5
May 6
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Shrine Auditorium
Shrine Auditorium
May 7
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Bowl
May 25
Leeds, UK
O2 Academy
May 26
Edinburgh, UK
Usher Hall
May 28
Manchester, UK
O2 Victoria Warehouse
May 30
Birmingham, UK
O2 Academy
June 1
London, UK
Roundhouse
June 2
June 3
London, UK
London, UK
Roundhouse
Roundhouse
June 7
Paris, FR
Casino de Paris
June 8
Amsterdam, NL
AFAS Live
June 10
Barcelona, ES
Primavera Sound
June 13
Zurich, CH
Halle 622
June 14
Munich, DE
Zenith
June 16
Rome, IT
Cavea – Auditorium Parco della Musica
June 17
Villafranca di Verona, IT
Castello di Villafranca
June 18
Sibenik, HR
Saint Mihovil Fortress
June 21
Cologne, DE
Open Air am Tanzbrunnen
June 23
June 28
Berlin, DE
London, UK
Verti Music Hall
Alexandra Palace