Lorde - Virgin (June 27, 2025) • Page 4

I like the song a lot. Here for melodrama 2.

 

song's been stuck in my head the last few days

 

“Virgin” the album out June 27! Let’s gooooooo!

https://www.lorde.co.nz/

 

Produced by Blood Orange and Dan Nigro!

 

fuck yes

 

alrighty let's seeeee

 

up for preorder too

 

Preordered!

 

So excited

 

All the pre-order mention "Adult images" so beware if you are scared of adult stuff!!!

Interestingly, the CD info says:

JEWEL CASE, 20 PAGE FULL COLOUR BOOKLET WITH ALTERNATE NON-ADULT IMAGERY, FULL TRANSPARENCY DISC.
NOTE: THIS IS A PLASTIC PRODUCT. ALL PARTS ARE RECYCLABLE INCLUDING DISC.

 

from her email list


THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.


I’M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM. THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE.

 

OK LETS GO

 

the vinyl listing on her site shows a bit of the inner sleeve, and it looks like one of the "adult images "in question is the unmodified version of the cover (without the X-ray), which appears to be an image of her lower torso in something like a transparent raincoat. do with that what you will...

 

ok but ALSO, look at those little lyric sneaks ya know??

ing a make there born up ad it would ready me you a wear you ight we're now i'm celing me in voice we stop? been the mirror sions fine So ected violent some love jerk me I'm hear one every love ways of a plane all king

 

june is a great month for music

 

2025 a big year already and it's only April

 

Spotify clear vinyl variant for whoever's interested

 

She has a huge opportunity in front of her for the deluxe edition.

 

do not like what was that at all

 

Really not liking the art

 

loved Solar Power hope I love this as well

 

hope this is a return to form

 

I'm a pretty big Solar Power apologist, it's no Melodrama but I think it's still an album that Lorde did a good job making. Big Star is absolutely heartbreaking, I want to take pictures of all my pets constantly and losing them is one of the worst feelings in the world. Songs like Solar Power and Mood Ring are still absolute bops, and I sort of feel like the two bonus songs could have been switched in with like, Man with the Axe and Dominoes and it would have benefited the album.

ALSO I have fond memories of the Solar Power music video and all of the talk and dissection of the Midsommar vibes from it.

 

Solar Power is fantastic, some really great tracks on that record and still feels so specifically her

 

I am also a definite Solar Power defender and while I like the new song a lot, I hope if this IS a return to form it’s because that’s what she wanted to do and not because of the reaction to Solar Power