Lorde Announces New Album Virgin
Virgin arrives June 27 via Republic. Listen to "What Was That" below.
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Lorde has announced her fourth album. Virgin will release June 27 via Republic. The news comes a week after the single “What Was That,” which Lorde wrote and produced with Jim-E Stack and Daniel Nigro. Virgin was co-produced by Stack and Lorde, with contributions from Andrew Aged, Fabiana Palladino, Blood Orange, Buddy Ross, and Nigro.
In an email to her fans, Lorde wrote: “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.”