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Solar Power (Album) by Lorde

Artist Biography For Lorde

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor Known Professionally As Lorde Born 7 November 1996 In Takapuna Auckland New Zealand Is A New Zealand Singer-Songwriter. Taking Inspiration From Aristocracy For Her Stage Name She Is Known For Her Unconventional Musical Styles And Introspective Songwriting. Lorde Expressed Interest In Performing At Local Venues In Her Early Teens. She Signed With Universal Music Group UMG In 2009 And Collaborated With Producer Joel Little In 2011 To Start Recording Music. Their First Effort An EP Titled The Love Club Was Self-Released In 2012 For Free Download On SoundCloud Before UMG's Commercial Release In 2013. The EP's International Chart-Topping Single "Royals" Helped Raise Lorde To Prominence. Her Debut Studio Album Pure Heroine Was Released That Same Year To Critical And Commercial Success. The Following Year Lorde Curated The Soundtrack For The 2014 Film The Hunger Games Mockingjay – Part 1 And Recorded Several Tracks Including The Single "Yellow Flicker Beat". Lorde's Second Studio Album Melodrama 2017 Received Widespread Critical Acclaim And Debuted Atop The US Billboard 200. For Her Third Studio Album Solar Power 2021 She Ventured Into Indie Folk And Psychedelic Styles. The Album Reached Number One In Australia And New Zealand And Charted Inside The Top-10 In Numerous Countries Although It Polarised Music Critics And Fans Alike. Lorde's Accolades Include Two Grammy Awards Two Brit Awards And A Golden Globe Nomination. She Appeared In Time's List Of The Most Influential Teenagers In 2013 And 2014 And The 2014 Edition Of Forbes 30 Under 30. In Addition To Her Solo Work She Has Co-Written Songs For Other Artists Including Broods And Bleachers. As Of June 2017 Lorde Has Sold Over Five Million Albums Worldwide.

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Solar Power Is The Third Studio Album By New Zealand Singer And Songwriter Lorde Released On 20 August 2021 By Universal Music. Lorde Wrote And Produced The Album With American Musician Jack Antonoff Whom She Worked With On Her Second Studio Album Melodrama 2017 As Well. She Opted Against CDs For Environmental Reasons Releasing Solar Power To Digital Music Platforms Streaming Services And As Vinyl LPs Only. The Album Was Preceded By Going South A June 2021 Memoir Documenting Lorde's 2019 Visit To Antarctica Which She Dubbed As The Precursor To The Album. She Stated The Title Solar Power Was Inspired By The Trip And That She "felt Like Could Just Chill Out And Flex A Little Bit" While Creating The Record. Classified By Lorde As Her "weed Album" Solar Power Is A Psychedelic Pop And Indie Folk Effort Driven By Acoustic Guitar Arrangements Marking A Departure From The Synth-Heavy Dance-Oriented Music Of Her Previous Works. The Album's Lyrics Revolve Around Solipsism And Summer Escapism Mainly Focusing On Lorde's Leisure Time In Her Homeland New Zealand Simultaneously Expressing Her Disdain For Fame And Celebrity Culture. On June 10 2021 The Year’s Only Solar Eclipse Lorde Released The Album’s Lead Single Solar Power And Sent An Email To Fans Revealing It Is Also The Album’s Title. The Song Was Also Accompanied By A Music Video. On June 21 2021 The Summer Solstice The Album Became Available To Pre-Order On Lorde’s Website Revealing The Tracklist And Final Release Date. She Also Sent Another Email To Fans Writing "Greetings My Babies And Happy Solstice.
For Those Who Don’t Know The Summer Solstice Is The Day When The Sun Charts Her Longest Course Through The Sky. It’s The Longest And Most Light Day Of The Year. Cultures Have Celebrated The Solstice For Thousands Of Years— With Singing Dancing Ceremonies Fires And Feasts. It’s A Day To Toast Fertility And Hope For Plentiful Harvests. It’s One Worth Celebrating. And What Better Way To Celebrate Than With An EXTENSIVE DETAILS BULLETIN? I’m Joking Please Go Outside After Reading This . I Have So Much To Tell You. This Is The First Official Bulletin From The Solar Institute By The Way. These May Come Every Week Or Two Weeks Depending On How I Feel… Anyway. I Have Some Major Shit To Announce So I Gotta Keep This Moving. The Album Comes Out August 20. It Contains 12 Songs And 2 Bonus Tracks." On July 19 2021 Lorde’s Website Updated Once Again And Revealed That The Second Single Stoned At The Nail Salon Would Release Two Days Later On July 21 2021. The Third Single Mood Ring Was Released Three Days Before The Album’s Release On August 17 2021. On September 9 2021 Lorde Released Te Ao Mārama An EP That Acts As A Companion Piece To Solar Power Where She Sings 5 Of The Songs In Te Reo Māori An Indigenous Language Of New Zealand. Its Deluxe Version Was Released Digitally On November 5 2021 Containing Two New Tracks That Had Already Been Included In The Music Box Helen Of Troy And Hold No Grudge. The Album Performed Middling Compared To Her Previous Albums. It Debuted At #1 In Her Native New Zealand #2 In The UK And #3 In The US With 75 000 Copies In Its First Week. The Album Also Debuted On The Charts In Germany Belgium Austria Switzerland The Netherlands And Other Countries.