Via YouTube/LordeMusic / NewsMusic / NewsListen to Lorde’s ‘extremely satirical’ new single, ‘Mood Ring’Released alongside sage-infused visuals, the song is the latest from the imminent Solar PowerShareLink copied ✔️August 17, 2021August 17, 2021TextThom WaiteDear Lorde Lorde’s next album, Solar Power, is fast approaching, set to be released in full this Friday (August 20). Ahead of the release, the singer has shared another new single and music video, titled “Mood Ring”. Like the previously-released singles “Solar Power” and “Stoned at the Nail Salon”, the song is written and produced by Lorde in collaboration with Jack Antonoff, with yet more background vocals from Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo. “This is a song I am very excited about, it’s so much fun to me,” Lorde says in a statement on the track. “Obviously when making this album I did a deep-dive into ’60s, Flower Child culture. I wanted to understand the commune life, dropping out from society and trying to start again. That really resonated to me when writing this album.” “One thing that occurred to me as a major parallel between that time and our time is our wellness culture and our culture of spirituality, pseudo-spirituality, wellness, pseudo-wellness. Things like eating a macro-biotic vegan diet or burning sage, keeping crystals, reading tarot cards or your horoscope. These were all things that they were dabbling in back then, and that me and my girlfriends are dabbling in today.” “I was like, ‘I think there’s a pop song in here’. So this is kind of my extremely satirical look at all of those vibes.” In a music video co-directed with Joel Kefali, Lorde is also seen trying her hand at life in a utopian commune, donning a blonde wig to lie around, burn sage, and reminisce on the early 2000s (watch below). In the run-up to her new record, Lorde has also shared renditions of the title track from various rooftops in New York City, performing alongside Antonoff on guitar. Last week, however, she said that the framing of her creative partnership with the producer is often “insulting”, due to the fact that she’s lumped in with his other collaborators, such as Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Clairo, and St. Vincent. “I haven’t made a Jack Antonoff record,” she clarifies. “I’ve made a Lorde record.” Watch the video for “Mood Ring” 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.READ MOREQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-set2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Nourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than wordsEscape 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