Lorde Announces 'Solar Power' New Album, World Tour

Lorde Announces ‘Solar Power’ New Album, World Tour

2021-06-23

Lorde – Story by Cat Badra, photo by Ken Settle

Lorde’s new album comes in an “environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD” format

After some time out of the spotlight, singer-songwriter Lorde is back with a new album. Lorde’s upcoming studio record, “Solar Power,” will hit stores Aug. 20, and she’ll embark on a world tour in 2022 to support the new tunes.

Lorde’s 2022 North American tour still set off April 3 in Nashville, Tennessee, and run through a May 7 date in Santa Barbara, California. Tickets for the newly announced run will go on sale to the general public starting this Friday (June 25) at 10 a.m. local venue time. For ticket information, head to Lorde’s official website.

What’s extra unique about this release is that “Solar Power” will arrive in a new “discless” music format that serves as a replacement for a CD. The format, called “Music Box,” includes bonus visual content, handwritten notes, photos and a download card.

“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 in a statement. “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.”

Lorde calls “Solar Power” a “celebration of the natural world,” plus “an attempt at immortalizing the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I’m outdoors.”

She adds, “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’s ‘Solar Power’ Track List:

The Path
Solar Power
California
Stoned in the Nail Salon
Fallen Fruit
Secrets from a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)
The Man with an Axe
Dominoes
Big Star
Leader of a New Regime
Mood Ring
Oceanic Feeling

Lorde 2022 World Tour Dates:

02/26 – Christchurch, NZ @ Electric Avenue Festival
02/27 – Upper Moutere, NZ @ Neudorf Vineyards
03/01 – Wellington, NZ @ Days Bay
03/02 – Havelock North, NZ @ Black Barn Vineyards
03/04 – New Plymouth, NZ @ Bowl of Brooklands
03/05 – Auckland, NZ @ Outerfields
03/10 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
03/12 – Melbourne, AU @ SMMB
03/15 – Sydney, AU @ Aware Super Theatre
03/19 – Perth, AU @ Belvoir Amphitheater
04/03 – Nashville, TN @ Opry House
04/05 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
04/07 – Montreal, QC @ Salle Willfrid Pelletier
04/08 – Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall
04/12 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center – Wang Theatre
04/15 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
04/16 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
04/18 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
04/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
04/22 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
04/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
04/27 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
04/30 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre
05/01 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
05/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
05/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
05/07 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
05/25 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
05/26 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
05/28 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
05/30 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
06/01 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
06/02 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
06/07 – Paris, FR @ Casino de Paris
06/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
06/10 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/13 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
06/14 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
06/16 – Rome, IT @ Cavea – Auditorium Parco della Musica
06/17 – Villafranca di Verona, IT @ Castello di Villafranca
06/18 – Sibenik, HR @ Saint Mihovil Fortress
06/21 – Cologne, DE @ Open Air am Tanzbrunnen
06/23 – Berlin, DE @ Verti Music Hall

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Meet the expert - Cat Badra is a music writer for Audio Ink Radio and a range of other music, sports and lifestyle publications. She's a graduate of Michigan State University with a master's degree in theater and speech. Contact her at cat@audioinkradio.com.