Lorde has revealed the release date for her new album Solar Power: the follow-up to 2017’s Melodrama comes out August 20. Check out the album’s tracklist and previously unveiled cover artwork below.
In addition to sharing the details of her new album, Lorde has also announced a 2022 world tour. The pop star will kick things off in her native New Zealand in February before heading to North America, Europe, and the UK. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10am local time. Find the list of dates below, too.
In a press release, Lorde said of Solar Power: “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.”
Lorde has already shared the album’s lead single and title track. “The first song, also called ‘Solar Power’ and written and produced by myself and Jack, is the first of the rays. It’s about that infectious, flirtatious summer energy that takes hold of us all, come June…”
According to the press release, Solar Power will be released as a disc-less, “eco-conscious Music Box” designed to minimize the carbon footprint of the new album. The Music Box will offer additional visual content, handwritten notes, exclusive photos, and a download card, which will give purchasers a high-quality download of the music, two exclusive bonus songs, and “access to some special surprises along the way.”
“I decided early on in the process of making this album that I also wanted to create an environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD,” Lorde said. “I wanted this Music Box product to be similar in size, shape and price to a CD, to live alongside it in a retail environment, but be something which stands apart and that’s committed to the evolving nature of a modern album.”
Solar Power Cover Artwork:
Solar Power Tracklist:
1. The Path
2. Solar Power
3. California
4. Stoned in the Nail Salon
5. Fallen Fruit
6. Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)
7. The Man with An Axe
8. Dominoes
9. Big Star
10. Leader of a New Regime
11. Mood Ring
12. Oceanic Feeling
Lorde 2022 Tour Dates:
Feb 26 – Christchurch, NZ – Electric Avenue Festival
Feb 27 – Upper Moutere, NZ – Neudorf Vineyards
Mar 1 – Wellington, NZ – Days Bay
Mar 2 – Havelock North, NZ – Black Barn Vineyards
Mar 4 – New Plymouth, NZ – Bowl of Brooklands
Mar 5 – Auckland, NZ – Outerfields
Mar 10 – Brisbane, AU – Riverstage
Mar 12 – Melbourne, AU – SMMB
Mar 15 – Sydney, AU – Aware Super Theatre
Mar 19 – Perth, AU – Belvoir Amphitheater
Apr 3 – Nashville, TN – Opry House
Apr 5 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
Apr 7 – Montreal, QC – Salle Willfrid Pelletier
Apr 8 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Hall
Apr 12 – Boston, MA – Boch Center – Wang Theatre
Apr 15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 16 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Apr 18 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Apr 20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
Apr 22 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
Apr 25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Apr 27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
Apr 30 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theatre
May 1 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
May 3 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
May 7 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
May 25 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
May 26 – Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall
May 28 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
May 30 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
Jun 1 – London, UK – Roundhouse
Jun 2 – London, UK – Roundhouse
Jun 7 – Paris, FR – Casino de Paris
Jun 8 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live
Jun 10 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
Jun 13 – Zurich, CH – Halle 622
Jun 14 Munich, DE – Zenith
Jun 16 – Rome, IT – Cavea – Auditorium Parco della Musica
Jun 17 – Villafranca di Verona, IT – Castello di Villafranca
Jun 18 – Sibenik, HR – Saint Mihovil Fortress
Jun 21 – Cologne, DE – Open Air am Tanzbrunnen
Jun 23 – Berlin, DE – Verti Music Hall
