Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ album is a love letter to the environment and her pop star life
Lorde’s energy was radiating through the screen during the press huddle for her new album Solar Power. She was as ordinary as can be, sporting a dainty white top, her hair tied in a bun, and even opting to trade her stage name for her real one, Ella Yelich-O’Connor, during the call.
Since ‘casual’ was the theme of the day, the singer shared how she used to walk her dog in a park by her house. Through that little routine, she started to feel the magic of nature. As time went by, she slowly became more environmentally conscious.
Lorde’s effort can be seen beyond her music — the Solar Power merch was made by an ethically-minded and environmentally responsible supplier. She said, ‘[I was] thinking about the parallels between our time and the sort of 60s flower child movement.’
‘Through that framework, I have tried to sort of make really conscious decisions and asked questions of the way I make work,’ Lorde added. ‘We’ve only got one planet, and we have to take care of it, you know.’
Lorde also shared that Solar Power was a response to her pop star life. She needed time to retreat from her fast-paced life as an artist and go through a transformation phase to help her write something new. She said, ‘I think this album really showed me that that’s who I am, and it’s really a big chapter of my life.’
‘I feel like the time between your late adolescence and your mid-twenties is such a big time, and [there are] so much changes, so I definitely felt that,’ she added.
When We The Pvblic asked what song can listeners find comfort in, she mentioned the sixth track Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All). She described it as sad, beautiful, and tender, which was probably how listeners viewed most of her songs as well.
‘That is me talking to my younger self,’ she explained. ‘My 15, 16-year-old self as my 24-year-old self and sort of trying to impart some of the stuff that I have learned along the way.’
While the singer doesn’t usually do collabs, she recalled a video where she dropped hints on who she has in mind. She said during the press conference, ‘I did mention Harry Styles in an interview recently… We’ll see who knows.’
Even if Lorde seemingly won’t feature other artists soon, fans can enter the Solar Power universe on Friday, August 20. The 12-track album was produced by Jack Antoff, who she also partnered with for Melodrama.
Since the Philippines isn’t on the list of Lorde’s 2022 World Tour yet, Filipino fans could still watch her online this month at The Late Late Show with James Corden for a week-long residency during the show’s first week back from its hiatus.
Banner: screenshot from the Mood Ring music video
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