Photography Ryan McGinley; styling Robbie SpencerMusic / NewsListen to Lorde’s new drunk anthem, ‘Perfect Places’The New Zealand singer sings about finding nothing of substance at the end of a night outShareLink copied ✔️June 1, 2017MusicNewsText Trey Taylor Lorde has released the final song, rounding out the tracklist for her upcoming album Melodrama. “Perfect Places” comes after the previously released “Green Light”, and this new song will be the final curtain call on her highly personal album. It’s “a special one”, according to the 20-year-old, and it’s definitely maybe about being drunk and high at the same time. It’s kind of like that feeling of having had just one drink too many, when you know your night isn’t going to get any better than it already is. “All the nights spent off our faces / Trying to find these perfect places / What the fuck are perfect places anyway?” she sings on the track. Lorde detailed the song’s origins in a Facebook post. “today, PERFECT PLACES is out in the world,” she wrote. “this is a special one. i was living in new york during summer last year, writing melodrama – i'd ride across the brooklyn bridge every day, or sit on the subway uptown in the heat, then go back home to new zealand winter for a week at a time to party with my friends. my life was like a weird little etch-a-sketch i kept scribbling on and resetting. and all last summer, i couldn't shake the feeling that everyone i knew or saw was searching for something – trying to transcend the news and the screaming pavements, drinking that one drink hoping it'd get them someplace higher. this song comes from that endless cycle of evenings and the violent heat of the summer. it took us a very long time to get right, from an aching piano demo to where is it now. it's close to my heart. i hope you like it.” Melodrama is out June 16. Listen to “Perfect Places” below: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) We listened to all two hours and 40 minutes of Iceman, Habibti and Maid Of Honour, so you don’t have toMusicLife & CultureIs veganism a privilege? UGGFashionUGG is bringing the sun to London – here’s how to get involvedFashionWhy is Americana everywhere right now?Life & CultureThere is nothing more romantic than friendship SamsungLife & CultureWhat went down at Dazed Club’s drop-in skate session with SamsungArt & PhotographySex, Clubs, Dissent: This photo book presents a history of queer nightlifeBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy