Lorde appears to be gearing as much as share some new music, however in an enigmatic Instagram put up on Sunday (Dec. 18) the 27-year-old singer teasingly stored followers at arms-length when it got here to sharing what’s on her playlist today. Rocking a pair of AirPods Max and striped pajamas, the “Stoned on the Hair Salon” star shared a pair of pics by which she’s seemingly listening to one thing, staring on the digital camera in a single and taking a selfie from above within the different with the tantalizing caption, “Listening to myself.”
Lorde has not launched a brand new album since 2021’s Photo voltaic Energy, her third full-length assortment, although she did tease a pair of contemporary tracks throughout a headlining gig on the Boardmasters Competition within the U.Ok. this summer season; followers have speculated that the songs are known as “Silver Moon” and “Invisible Ink.”
Earlier than you get too amped up, although, the singer responded to a comment on the put up, by which a fan gushed that “L4 SEASON IS UPON US. Lorde is TEASING NEW MUSIC on her Instagram put up that is NOT a drill!!!!!!” The remark additionally claimed that the singer archived her Photo voltaic Energy cowl artwork from her feed and adjusted her profile pic.
Lorde — whose Insta feed solely incorporates two footage in the mean time — responded to the remark, writing, “We’re not CLOSE shut you guys… i’m simply getting so hype n wanted to let u know .. begin ur pleasure on a low flame and produce it as much as a delicate simmer .. we constructing stamina for this chapter.”
In August Lorde additionally appeared to tease that the L4 period was ramping up, writing on Instagram alongside a put up of her swimming in a green-lit pool. “These occasions are stunning they usually freak me out and there’s a lot to inform you,” she stated. “No this isn’t the beginning of something on the market, simply need u to know there’s a light-weight on inside me .. present it to you quickly.”
Lorde sometimes retains a low-profile between tasks, however in September, she opened as much as followers in a prolonged emotional letter, revealing that she’s “dwelling with heartbreak once more.” The be aware unveiled what she described as each emotional and bodily ache she’s endured not too long ago, explaining, “It’s totally different however the identical. I ache on a regular basis, I neglect why after which keep in mind. I’m not attempting to cover from the ache, I perceive now that ache isn’t one thing to cover from, that there’s truly nice magnificence in transferring with it. However typically I’m sick of being with myself.”
The put up didn’t contact on any information about her present skilled endeavors, however as an alternative centered on what she stated was the “actually infected’ standing of her physique and the lengthy strategy of studying to hearken to these warning indicators. “It may appear humorous or be straightforward to neglect, however I make information as a result of I must,” she added. “The songs are spells; a spell to let go of one thing, a spell to unlock a door. Each time I put one thing into phrases simply as I see it, set it to the suitable music, a knot comes unfastened in me. However it hurts too, confronting the knots.”
For followers at all times searching for a clue as to her subsequent period, although, it ended on a probably promising be aware. “I do know I’m gonna look again on this yr with fondness and a little bit of awe, realizing it was the yr that locked all the pieces into place, the yr that transitioned me from my childhood working decade to the one which comes subsequent,” she stated. “One which even via all this, I’m so excited for. It’s simply arduous while you’re in it.”
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