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Festival Will Take Place Saturday, October 1
Apr 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The lineup for this year’s All Things Go festival has just been announced. It will feature Lorde, Mitski, and Bleachers as headliners in addition to Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Bartees Strange, and more. All Things Go 2022 will take place on Saturday, October 1 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 15) at 10 a.m. EDT. More
The Festival Will Take Place September 12-18 in Los Angeles
Dec 06, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Primavera Sound 2022 have announced the first round of artists for next year’s festival, the first to take place within the United States. The festival is set for September 12-18 in the L.A. State Historic Park, and headlining acts are Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails. More
Solar Power Due Out This Friday via Republic
Aug 17, 2021
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing a new album, Solar Power, this Friday via Republic. Now she has shared its third single, the airy “Mood Ring,” via a video for it. More
Solar Power Due Out August 20 via Republic
Jul 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing a new album, Solar Power, on August 20 via Republic. Now she has shared its second single, “Stoned At the Nail Salon,” which features backing vocals from Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Marlon Williams, and James Milne. More
Solar Power Is Also the Title of Her New Album
Jun 10, 2021
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde has tentatively announced a new album, Solar Power, and shared its title track via a video for it. We say tentatively, because the album’s release date, tracklist, and cover art is all TBA. More
Congrats to The War on Drugs, The National, and Father John Misty, and That's About It
Jan 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
We’re a music magazine and website and so I guess we’re supposed to report on last night’s Grammy Awards, but we really don’t want to. More
Ruins Due Out January 19, 2018 via Columbia
Dec 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit are releasing a new album, Ruins, on January 19, 2018 via Columbia. Now they have done a session for BBC Radio 2 where they have covered Lorde‘s “Perfect Places” and have also performed the holiday classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and first performed by Judy Garland in the 1944 movie musical Meet Me in St. Louis). More
A Crash Course in the History of North Korea
Dec 01, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
To North Korea we go this week. Following yet another successful launch, we walk back a few decades to summarize the current situation threatening us all. Beneath the prospect of nuclear annihilation, there’s also change afoot in the White House, an insulting president, tax reform, and the Grammys. More
Plus Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Bruno Mars, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, and Others Get Nominations
Nov 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The 2018 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars are all vying for Album of the Year. Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, and The National compete for Best Alternative Music Album. More
Melodrama Out Now via LAVA/Republic
Aug 03, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde released her sophomore album, Melodrama, last month via LAVA/Republic. Now she has shared a video for “Perfect Places.” Grant Singer directed the clip, which a press release says “features striking imagery and fashion-forward attire as Lorde showcases a plethora of ‘Perfect Places.’” More
Everything Now Due Out July 28 via Columbia
Jul 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Arcade Fire are releasing a new album, Everything Now, on July 28 via their new label Columbia. Now they have shared another new song from the album, “Electric Blue,” via its video. More
Don't Crack-Up Reading the Melodramatic Weather Diaries
Jun 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here we highlight five albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More
Melodrama Out Today via LAVA/Republic, Stream It Now
Jun 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, today via LAVA/Republic. Last night she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform Melodrama‘s closing track “Perfect Places.” More
Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic
Jun 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, next Friday (June 16) via LAVA/Republic. More
Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic
Jun 01, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, on June 16 via LAVA/Republic. More
Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic
Mar 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, on June 16 via LAVA/Republic. More
Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic
Mar 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, on June 16 via LAVA/Republic. The release date was just confirmed. More
With Members of Bowie's Backing Band
Feb 24, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
At the BRIT Awards tonight there was a tribute to the late David Bowie (who passed away in January). It was led by Lorde and she covered “Life on Mars” with help from various musicians who had played with Bowie over the years. More
Caracal Out Now via Capitol Records
Sep 29, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
British dance duo Disclosure released their second album, Caracal, last Friday via Capitol Records. Now “Magnets,” their collaboration with chart-topper Lorde, has a video. More
Caracal Out September 25 via Capitol Records
Sep 23, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
British dance duo Disclosure are releasing their anticipated second album, Caracal, this Friday via Capitol Records. Now their collaboration with chart-topper Lorde has made its way online. It can be streamed below. More
Sep 15, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Last night Lorde performed in New York at Pier 79. More
Mar 12, 2014
By Sam Cleeve
Recent times have seen Nirvana bassist and founding member develop something of a fascination with a generally lesser represented instrument: the accordion. More
Lorde Wins For International Female Solo Artist
Feb 20, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Check out the Lorde performing with AlunaGeorge and Disclosure at The BRITS. More
Jan 30, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Newly minted GRAMMY winner Lorde continues to prove that she’s the teenager we all wish we were by covering James Blake and Son Lux. More
Featuring The National, Of Monsters and Men, Patti Smith and More
Sep 26, 2013
By Laura Studarus
We already knew that Coldplay and The National were slated to appear on Catching Fire, the next installment of The Hunger Games film series. Now we can add a few other additional Under the Radar friendly artists to the list, including Anthony and the Johnsons, Phantogram, The Weeknd, and more. More
Reviews
May 11, 2022
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde released a new album, Solar Power, last fall via Republic. She recently performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl, in Santa Barbara, CA, and our photographer Robert Redfield was on the scene to capture the action. More
Aug 26, 2021
By Sam Small
It’s hard to believe that it was over eight years ago when 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O’Connor (aka Lorde) re-tuned the Top 40’s frequency with her slow tempo, finger snapping, practically a cappella anthem, “Royals,” a track that boldly condemned pop music as an exclusive, opulent facade. More
Jun 19, 2017
By Ilana Kaplan
For artists like Lorde who kicked off their career with a legendary record, the anxiety surrounding the sophomore slump is usually there. But Ella Yelich-O’Connor has managed to bypass that notion with the follow-up to her 2013 debut Pure Heroine. More