Lorde has started previewing new material, playing two new songs at Boardmasters festival last night (Friday 11th August).
Rumours of a follow-up to her previous album 'Solar Power' have been rife, after Lorde suggested back in March she was trying to "move as quickly as I fucking can" on new music. "I don't ant to wait, so take from that what you will."
The two tracks - titled on a setlist as 'Silver Moon' and 'Invisible Ink' - hint at a return to a sound closer to her previous material than that displayed on 'Solar Power'.
UPDATE: Lorde has reportedly messaged a fan page to explain the two track titles are not final names, and are just the track files on her computer. They're also demo versions.
https://twitter.com/lordeupdatesbr/status/1690319416737595392?s=61&t=ZmaUqTPyZN5CsUv2EP6FlA
She's recently reworked the tracks from that album into a "Night Vision" edition, performing them with updated, more electropop-sounding arrangements. There's also been a change in visual style since the first leg of her 'Solar Power' world tour, leaving fans to speculate a new release may be coming soon.
It all fits in with a comment she made last summer in London, stating she was "getting nearer" to writing "bangers" again.
Writing on Instagram on Thursday (10th August), Lorde explained: “These times are beautiful and they freak me out and there’s so much to tell you.”
“No this is not the start of anything out there, just want u to know there’s a light on inside me .. show it to you soon.”
You can check out fan-shot clips of the new songs below.
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lordeupdates?refer=embed">@lordeupdates</a> LORDE JUST PLAYED NEW MUSIC IN THE UK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lordetok?refer=embed">#lordetok</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lorde?refer=embed">#lorde</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7266197727166778118?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Lorde Updates</a>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lordeupdates?refer=embed">@lordeupdates</a> LORDE PLAYED TWO NEW SONGS TONIGHT IN THE UK AND WE DONT KNOW HOW TO ACT <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lordetok?refer=embed">#lordetok</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lorde?refer=embed">#lorde</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7266198275921005317?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Lorde Updates</a>
