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News

Apr 11, 2022

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

Dec 06, 2021

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

Lorde Shares Video for New Song “Mood Ring”

Solar Power Due Out This Friday via Republic

Aug 17, 2021

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

Lorde Shares New Song “Stoned At the Nail Salon”

Solar Power Due Out August 20 via Republic

Jul 21, 2021

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

Jun 10, 2021

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

We’re Supposed to Report on Last Night’s Grammys, But We Don’t Want To

Congrats to The War on Drugs, The National, and Father John Misty, and That's About It

Jan 29, 2018

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

Dec 18, 2017

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

Soundtracking the Resistance - Steely-Eyed Missile Men

A Crash Course in the History of North Korea

Dec 01, 2017

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

Grammys 2018 Nominations: Lorde, Father John Misty, The National, The War on Drugs, and More

Plus Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Bruno Mars, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, and Others Get Nominations

Nov 28, 2017

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

Watch: Lorde - “Perfect Places” Video

Melodrama Out Now via LAVA/Republic

Aug 03, 2017

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

Jul 13, 2017

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

Jun 16, 2017

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

Jun 16, 2017

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

Lorde Shares New Song, “Sober,” and Announces Tour Dates

Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic

Jun 09, 2017

Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, next Friday (June 16) via LAVA/Republic. More

Listen: Lorde - “Perfect Places”

Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic

Jun 01, 2017

Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, on June 16 via LAVA/Republic. More

Mar 12, 2017

Twenty-year-old New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde is releasing her sophomore album, Melodrama, on June 16 via LAVA/Republic. More

Lorde Shares “Liability” and Confirms Album Release Date

Melodrama Due Out June 16 via LAVA/Republic

Mar 09, 2017

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

Feb 24, 2016

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

Sep 29, 2015

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

Listen: Disclosure - “Magnets (Ft. Lorde)”

Caracal Out September 25 via Capitol Records

Sep 23, 2015

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

Last night Lorde performed in New York at Pier 79. More

Mar 12, 2014

Recent times have seen Nirvana bassist and founding member develop something of a fascination with a generally lesser represented instrument: the accordion. More

Watch: Lorde Perform With Disclosure and AlunaGeorge at The BRIT Awards

Lorde Wins For International Female Solo Artist

Feb 20, 2014

Check out the Lorde performing with AlunaGeorge and Disclosure at The BRITS. More

Jan 30, 2014

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

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Announces Full Soundtrack Details

Featuring The National, Of Monsters and Men, Patti Smith and More

Sep 26, 2013

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

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

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

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