The queen is finally making her comeback!
On Thursday (June 10), Lorde released the music video for her brand new single, “Solar Power.”
The GRAMMY award-winning artist’s longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff, is credited on the single as a co-writer and co-producer. Artists Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers are credited for backing vocals – what an exciting musical combination!
To keep the fans updated, the singer occasionally sends out newsletters through email. She sent out an email yesterday (June 10) announcing that Solar Power is the title of her upcoming third studio album. She penned a letter talking about the record and attached a few behind-the-scenes photos from filming the music video.
🚨🚨 Lorde's new email [+] pic.twitter.com/kDd1D2k7Fj
— 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐭 (@perfectplcs) June 10, 2021
“The album is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalizing the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I’m outdoors. In times of heartache, grief, deep love, or confusion, I look to the natural world for answers. I’ve learned to breathe out and tune in. This is what came through,” shares Lorde on social media about the inspiration behind the album.
Earlier in the week, the artist teased fans with the “Solar Power” cover art on her website. At the time, the only text on the site read, “Arriving in 2021 … Patience is a virtue.”
The announcement is a long time coming for the “Melodrama” singer, as fans have been eagerly waiting for her to drop music since she took a break in 2018.
In October 2020, the singer returned to Instagram after a social media hiatus to encourage New Zealanders to vote in the upcoming elections. If they voted, she promised, “And next year I’ll give you something in return.” Looks like it’s time to get that “something” she was talking about!
“Do it for our beautiful country and for me. And next year I’ll give you something in return” Lorde hinting new music next year and asking her followers to go vote in New Zealand! pic.twitter.com/WhXgAkxLAO
— Lorde Daily (@LordeDaily) October 8, 2020
Fans expressed their joy for their favorite artist’s return in some incredible tweets!
One user tweeted photos of a younger and older Miranda Cosgrove sitting at her computer with a soda can with the caption, “me listening to royals by Lorde in 2013 / me listening to solar power by Lorde in 2021.”
https://twitter.com/hiyahatesu/status/1403220597291683840?s=21
Another user tweeted, “lorde’s solar power music video is a mix between midsommar and mamma mia,, love that for her,” with photos comparing the music video to the movies Midsommar and Mamma Mia!
lorde’s solar power music video is a mix between midsommar and mamma mia,, love that for her pic.twitter.com/u4dlLWclSp
— cat.🦫 (@lordeonfilm) June 11, 2021
Other fans are loving the collaboration between Lorde, Clairo, and Phoebe Bridgers.
One user tweeted, “clairo, lorde and phoebe bridgers in the same song,” with a photo of Saoirse Ronan saying “women—.”
https://twitter.com/positears/status/1403030895716704256?s=21
There’s no word yet on when exactly Lorde will drop the album, but we expect it to be very soon. In the newsletter, she said we can expect “a truly comical amount of detail” to come.
How excited are you for Lorde’s new album? What do you think about the first single? Let us know by leaving a reaction down below or sending us a tweet @celebsecrets!
