Lorde - Solar Power Discussion Thread (the album)

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3 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

its still available for me on the AUS store!! 

https://au.lorde.store/products/solar-power-music-box-discless-product

Vinyl only is more expensive here than music box and vinyl together in the uk store xD hah

[alsemanche 87,538]

Lorde sent an email with the announcement btw. Here it is: 

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.

Firstly, thankyou for your sweet vibes on SP. I’m glad you like it. On release morning I went up Ōwairaka, not far from my house — I wanted to be outside. This is from the minute before the song launched.

 

I had friends round that night, my girls brought me yellow flowers, I drank a really delicious mezcal and felt happy and cozy. It’s kind of an insane feeling having music out again. I can feel people staring at me when I go places. I’m getting really good tables in restaurants all of a sudden. It’s very amusing to me that to so many people I was dead, and now I’m alive!!!

 

Anyway. I have some major **** to announce so I gotta keep this moving.

The album comes out August 20. It contains 12 songs and 2 bonus tracks. Here’s the tracklist:

 

It’s available for preorder/presave/whatever it’s called NOW. We have made some absolutely sensational vinyls for you guys that you will be able to go and get the day the album comes out, no waiting for you, oh no! They’ve waited long enough, I told my team, shaking my finger (really, my team told ME, because I live basically on a different planet and need to be reminded of real-world parameters constantly!!)
There’s a beautiful standard vinyl with a sky-blue disc, and a very juicy deluxe vinyl only available on my site with the sickest giant foldout poster (you get the bonus tracks with this, on a super cool 7-inch picture disc). No CDs this time. I didn’t wanna make something that would end up in a landfill in 2 years, but more than that, I wanted to make something that symbolised my commitment to asking questions of our systems, and making stuff with intention and sensitivity.
I’m calling it a music box. It’ll be the same size and shape as a CD, and you can buy it where CDs live, but this is something totally different. If you’re torn on which hold-in-your-hands, flip-through-the-pages thing to buy to best enjoy this album, honestly, I’d go for the music box. You’ll know more about this very soon.

Onward we go!! No time to waste! More information to deliver! Didn’t I say this was gonna be a big one!

I’m also announcing THE SOLAR POWER TOUR. Here’s the poster:

 

This is gonna be such a sick tour. We’ve just hired five new band members...............
This is, thrillingly, something of an INTIMATE TOUR. Theatres and green fields rather than arenas. So you gotta get in there if you really wanna go. I’m gonna send a special mailing-list-only code to you on Wednesday that’ll ensure you beat the scalpers to our dance party. I’ve been told to tell you that pre-sale for the UK, Europe & North American shows starts “this Thursday, 10am local time” (no idea what this means). New Zealand and Australia, your pre-sale starts next Wednesday the 30th. All the details are HERE.
 

The rumours are true — I’m not gonna be returning to social media this cycle, outside of the occasional temporary post, I guess. Being off social media makes me feel incredible — we can talk more about that another time — and I’d love to maintain feeling that good, and also build this really cool new zone with you guys. I want this bulletin to be our special spot. I see it as being part news bulletin, part diary, part old-school fan site. In time I’ll post interviews with people I admire, random photos of my garden, meandering thoughts on myriad concepts, backstage tour pics, recipes, etc etc etc etc etc. I know it’s a different sort of pace to what you’re probably used to, and much more long-form, but I’m looking forward to retraining our brains together :-)

I’ve also decided to create a zone where we can chat. I realised people were replying to these emails asking how I was doing, what I was up to, etc. Which is very sweet! And I’d love to write back!
In a move borrowed lovingly from the Opulent Tips newsletter, I’ve decided that if you’re still reading this, you’re probably a sensitive cutie who worships the sun (SCWWTS). I look forward to answering a question or so per bulletin from other SCsWWTS, continuing to chat with the freaks I know and love, and making the acquaintance of many more!
 

Okay. That’s it for now. Drink a big water. Go outside.
 

E x

[Mr Oak 5,649]

2 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

it’s called NOW.

I love the album title

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btw.
there's a orange marble vinyl too
(standard)
https://vinilo.co.uk/products/lorde-solar-power?variant=39726986231861

//oh there's many more
didn't see it before
i still want the deluxe one tho 

[alsemanche 87,538]

3 minutes ago, NoahSuns said:

I love the album title

I was so confused when I read it too nnnn

[Ororo Munroe 59,763]

17 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

It’s very amusing to me that to so many people I was dead, and now I’m alive!!!

[alsemanche 87,538]

 

the last track is 6:39 min long 

[alsemanche 87,538]

The Path's lyrics basically leaked by the store nnn

They're beautiful 

 

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It's back, UK Store

Music Box and Deluxe Vinyl are mine 

 

[alsemanche 87,538]

Lorde gave an interview at the Late Show!

 

[Just A Holy Fool 1,890]

Well, I tried to get tickets to one of the Toronto dates... unsuccessful. The venue she is playing only holds 3,000 people. The tickets though, they were upwards of $200 Canadian. Love you girl, but not that much. 

Did anyone else get tickets yet?

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Just now, Just A Holy Fool said:

Well, I tried to get tickets to one of the Toronto dates... unsuccessful. The venue she is playing only holds 3,000 people. The tickets though, they were upwards of $200 Canadian. Love you girl, but not that much. 

Did anyone else get tickets yet?

Ive read that her canadian tickets are waaay too overpriced... my friend wanted to go but the presale tickets were like 400CAD??? Tf 

I'm glad I got my.primavera tickets a long time ago and didnt need to sit through this mess because so many people didn't manage to get tickets it seems

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1 minute ago, alsemanche said:

Ive read that her canadian tickets are waaay too overpriced... my friend wanted to go but the presale tickets were like 400CAD??? Tf 

I'm glad I got my.primavera tickets a long time ago and didnt need to sit through this mess because so many people didn't manage to get tickets it seems

Concerts are becoming yet another activity reserved for the super rich... in Canada anyway.

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4 minutes ago, Just A Holy Fool said:

Concerts are becoming yet another activity reserved for the super rich... in Canada anyway.

And it's kinda crazy because her Paris concert for example is actually very cheap?? The most expensive presale ticket was 55 euros.. idk what's up with canada 

[Just A Holy Fool 1,890]

14 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

And it's kinda crazy because her Paris concert for example is actually very cheap?? The most expensive presale ticket was 55 euros.. idk what's up with canada 

Our whole economy is ****ed for anyone making less than $100,000k/year and even that isn't enough to get a decent house in Toronto.