Despite being scheduled at Coachella the next day, Lorde chose a considerably more intimate show the night before debuting two new tracks. Playing to 244 people in Pioneertown, California on Saturday, the musician debuted “Sober” and “Melodrama” — the title track from her upcoming album due out June 16. She didn’t stop there. The next day, during her first major show in over two years, throwing “Homemade Dynamite” into the mix during her Coachella set.
All the tracks continued in the pop focused direction of “Greenlight” and “Liability.” Played together, the songs form an account of one night out, from the point of view of several twenty-somethings. Speaking to the festival crowd, with her perfectly untouched Kiwi accent, she explained: “I was struck by all of the facets of an evening, whether it’s the moment when you’re with all your friends and it’s sick! Everyone’s there, even that person who usually leaves. They’re still there. Maybe the drugs are just kicking in, I dunno. And then half an hour later you could be in the bathroom like, ‘Oh my God! I look like a crime scene!'” It’s the dichotomy of those two things that she’s interested in.
While all tracks were well received, “Homemade Dynamite” has attracted particular buzz, quickly being compared to her breakthrough hit “Royals.” Listen to new track below, hopefully the songs will be enough to keep you satisfied until June.
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Text Wendy Syfret
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