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Lorde‘s fourth studio album “Virgin,” which released on Friday, is officially available to buy on vinyl. In addition to the album artwork — a blue-tinted x-ray of a pelvis with a zipper going down the middle, a belt buckle in the center and the outline of an IUD — the physical media are also packed with a fold-out poster of the singer wearing a pair of see-through pants, without any underwear.
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The 11-track record was written with Grammy producer of the Year Dan Nigro (Chappell Roan/ Olivia Rodrigo), Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes, Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged and Buddy Ross, and produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack, who has worked as a solo artist and producer on music for Bon Iver, Gracie Abrams, Caroline Polachek and more.
Lorde made her debut performance for the album on Friday night at London’s Glastonbury Music Festival, where she made a surprise (and semi-expected) headlining appearance. After the pop star slyly confirmed via Instagram on Thursday that she’d be playing at 11:30 a.m. at the Woodsies Stage, hundreds of fans flocked to the area hours before to claim a spot and hear the album live for the first time. Dressed in all-white and backed by a four-piece band, Lorde played “Virgin” straight through, starting with “Hammer” and then delivering an energetic “What Was That.”
“This is fucking sick. Thank you so much for being here with us on the day that ‘Virgin’ is born,” she told the crowd midway through the show. “We decided to play the whole record for you from front to back. This may be a one-of-one, you know?” she said, adding: “This record took me a lot. I didn’t know if I’d make another record to be honest, but I’m back here completely free. And I’m so grateful to you for waiting.”
Buy Lorde’s “Virgin” on vinyl here.
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